Scientific Name: Freycinetia scandens

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  • Pronunciation:
    fray-sin-ET-ee-ah SCAN-dens
  • Common Name:
    Broad-leaved Climbing pandan
  • Type:
    Vine , climber often forms tangled thickets
  • Family:
    PANDANACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Short-lived, in threes, from white bracts (male on separate plants) Terminal, summer.
  • Fruit:
    Syncarp, 1-3 together, soft, multiple, red, sweet, juicy. Berries obovoid.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest, melaleuca swamps
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, Old Tewantin, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Fruit edible. Red.

Identification Notes

Scandent. Leaves 8-20 cm x 25mm, elliptic. Accuminate. Alternate. (Smaller than F. excelsa) Fine teeth on margin and back of mid-rib.||Fruits: multiple syncarps. Berries **obovoid**||Flowers: male inflorescences ar on separate plants.||

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Shade-loving. Needs plenty of water. Will climb up tree trunks. Indoor pot plant potential||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||