Freycinetia

Freycinetia is one of the five extant genera in the flowering plant family Pandanaceae. , the genus comprises approximately 300 species. The type species is Freycinetia arborea.

==Description== Species of Freycinetia are woody lianas which climb by means of adventitious roots. The stem of the largest of them may reach up to diameter, but most are much smaller. Leaves are simple, long linear to ovate, ; they are arranged in three spirals and venation is parallel. Leaf margins are often toothed or with small spines; the underside of the midrib may also be toothed. Inflorescences are terminal on normal leafy shoots or specialised lateral shoots, and are branched (rarely unbranched) spadices. All species are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. The fruit is a berry, usually grouped into cylindrical or globose 'heads', often red in colour.