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Freycinetia arborea Gaudich.

Freycinetia arborea Gaudich.

Freycinetia arborea
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) · Public domain

Freycinetia arborea Gaudich.. Freycinetia arborea, or ʻIeʻie, is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to the Pacific Islands. ʻIeʻie is found in moist forest on the Hawaiian, Marquesas, Austral, Society, and Cook Islands. It grows into the forest canopy, attaching itself to a host tree using aerial roots. It may also grow as a sprawling tangle on the forest floor.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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