Freycinetia formosana Hemsl.
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Filed As
Pandanaceae
Freycinetia formosana Hemsl. -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 9728, Apr 1908
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Location
Philippines. Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.), Island of Negros.
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Habitat
amongst the low shrubberies.
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Description
Looping and forming more or less widely reaching tangled masses; stems round, 1 to 2 inches thick, ringed and with short blunt conically spines; bark smooth and yellowish; buds of branches suberect, bearing numerous leaves; leaves rigid, bottle green above, glaucescent beneath; infrutescence erect; peduncle 6 inches long; spikes 3 to 5 clustered, upon 3 to 5 inches long triangular pedicels; spikes subterete, 1½ inches thick, 6 inches long, yellowlsh green, but apparently turning yellow when fully mature.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4280290
Occurrence ID: 7c089c71-690f-42e2-a314-ad7718ae31a1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Pandanales
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Family
Pandanaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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Locality
Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.), Island of Negros
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Elevation
Alt. 1676 - 1829 m. (5499 - 6001 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
v REVISIO PANDANACEARUM Freycinetia....................................... SECTION : A Det. Benjamin C. Stone University of Malaya " PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS 9728. ift*eycinetia banahaensis ¿¿1«. »agjJLaaa* t* Looping and forming more or less widely reaching tangled messes amongst the low shrubberies from 5500 to 600© ft**? stems round« 1 to 2 inches thick* ringed and with short blunt conically spines; bark smooth and yellowish; buds of branches suberect, bearing numerous leaves; leave* rigid, bottle green above, glaucesoent beneath; infrutes- Canoe erect; peduncle 6 inches long; spikes $Jto 5 clus- tered, upon 3 to 5 inches long triangular pedicdls; spikes subterete, 1 1/2 inches thick, 6 inches long, yellowleh green, but apparently turning yellow when fj Dumaguete, April, X90&. ELMERT 04280290
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Freycinetia formosana Hemsl.