Plant Morphology :
Growth Form: It is a tree-climbing shrub with a very slender stem.
Foliage: Its leaves have leaf blades that are linear and 22.5–25 by 0.3 cm.
Flowers: Flowers Its male inflorescence has 4 bracts (modified leaf) that are egg-shaped to egg-shaped-lance-shaped and 1.3–2.5 cm by 1.3 cm. Its female spikes (unbranched flowers) are 3–4-flowered, cylindric, and 1.3 cm long. The flowers are fragrant. |
Associated Fauna :
Its flowers are mammal-pollinated. |
Etymology :
Latin Freycinetia, commemorating Admiral Freycinet (1779–1842), French circumnavigator; Latin angustifolia, narrow-leaved, referring to the species’ leaf blades |
Ethnobotanical Uses :
None |