Freycinetia javanica
Blume
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Description
A vine or climbing plant. The stems are fairly stout. The leaves are narrowly oblong and taper to the tips. They are 10-13 cm long by 1.3 cm wide. The male flowers are reddish and there are 3 flowers in the female spike. These are thickly fleshy and 5 cm long by 1.3 cm wide.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet tropics.
Where It Grows
Indonesia, Malaysia, Malesia, Singapore, Thailand,
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
