Freycinetia arborea

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image_width = 200px
image_caption = 'Ie'ie fruit
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Pandanales
familia = Pandanaceae
genus = "Freycinetia"
species = "F. arborea"
binomial = "Freycinetia arborea"
binomial_authority = Gaudich ("Psittirostra psittacea"), a rare bird which was formerly a principal seed dispersal vector for plants with small seeded, fleshy fruits in low elevation forests.

ee also

* Kiekie - a related species from New Zealand.

External links

*"Botanical Dermatology Database". URL: [http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/BotDermFolder/BotDermP/PAND.html Pandanaceae] . Accessed 16 May 2007.
*"Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2005". URL: [http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/NAAT%20final%20CWCS/Chapters/Terrestrial%20Fact%20Sheets/Forest%20Birds/ou%20NAAT%20final%20!.pdfForest Birds: ‘Ō‘ū (PDF)] . Accessed 16 May 2007.

References

*Menninger EA (1967), "Fantastic Trees". New York: Viking Press.
* "Starr Database: Plants of Hawaii". URL: [http://www.hear.org/maps/plants/hawaii/freycinetia_arborea.htm Known distribution in Hawaii of "Freycinetia arborea"] . Accessed 16 May 2007.