Freycinetia demissa Benn. belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Freycinetia impavida, Plunkett, G 3183--Fiji. Waisali Rainf. Reserve. 4 Nov 2015. DSC08848 (172).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Freycinetia
Specific Epithet
demissa
Authorship
Benn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
