Waisali Rain Forest Reserve. On Cross Island Road, c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu. Places along the loop trail to a small stream. 420-470 m elev.

Collectors

Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini

Notes

Humid upland rainforest on a steep hillside. Very short liana, 1 m tall. Fruiting heads green, becoming orange.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Freycinetia

Specific Epithet

demissa

Authorship

Benn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#171,020 of 335,497

Top 51%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Freycinetia impavida (Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.) B.C.Stone

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy