Freycinetia impavida, Plunkett, G 3183--Fiji. Waisali Rainf. Reserve. 4 Nov 2015. DSC08848 (172).JPG
Freycinetia demissa Benn. belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Freycinetia
Specific Epithet
demissa
Authorship
Benn.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#171,020 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province)
-16.637389, 179.212639
Location Remarks
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.
