Freycinetia baueriana subsp. banksii
(A.Cunn.) B.C.Stone
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Description
A climber. It climbs by aerial roots which attach to cracks etc. The leaves are long and grass like. It twists as it climbs. The flowers are creamy-mauve. They are 10-12 cm long. These have thick cream bracts around them. The fruit are in groups of 3 cobs. These are 5-10 cm long. Each one is a mass of green berries.
Edible Uses
The large fleshy flower bracts are eaten raw or made into jelly, and the ripe fruit are also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The large fleshy flower bracts are eaten raw or made into jelly. The ripe fruit are also eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
New Zealand,
Notes
There are about 100-175 Freycinetia species.
Synonyms
References (8)
- Brooker, 1986,
- Brooker, et al
- Companion Bot. Mag. 2:377. 1836
- Crowe 1981,
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 165 (As Freycinetia banksii)
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- Flora of Australia Volume 49, Oceanic Islands 1, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. (1994) p 413 subsp baueriana
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 321
- Skinner, G. & Brown, C., 1981, Simply Living. A gatherer's guide to New Zealand's fields, forests and shores. Reed. p 37
