Freycinetia demissa
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Description
A woody tropical creeper in the Pandanaceae family. The fleshy flower bracts are the edible portion of this plant.
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Edible Uses
The fleshy flower bracts are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fleshy flower bracts are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Marquesas Is, Pacific, Tahiti, Vanuatu,
Notes
There are about 100-175 Freycinetia species.
Synonyms
Freycinetia delmasiana MartelliFreycinetia impavida (Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.) B.C.StoneFreycinetia marquisensis F.Br.Freycinetia parksii MartelliFreycinetia victoriperrea Solms [Illegitimate]Pandanus demissus Sol. ex Kunth [Invalid]Victoriperrea impavida Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.
Also Known As
Fara pepe, Kiekie
References (3)
- CURREY, (As Freycinetia marquisensis)
- Lebot, V. & Sam, C., Green desert or ‘all you can eat’? How diverse and edible was the flora of Vanuatu before human introductions?. Terra australis 52 p 411 (As Freycinetia impavida)
- Lim, T.K., Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 8, Flowers
