Freycinetia (pandanaceae) of Sumatra

Abstract

Freycinetia Gaud is one of four extant genera of Pandanaceae. The genus consists of approximately 200 species, in which almost all are climbers. The genus is distributed from Sri Lanka through the mainland of South East Asia and Malesia florictic region to northern Australia (Queensland) and New Zealand, there it is the only member of Pandanaceae existed.