Freycinetia percostata, commonly known as climbing pandan, is a plant in the family Pandanaceae native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It is a root climber with stems up to a maximum of diameter. Leaves are long and narrow with parallel venation, and are arranged in closely packed spirals. are present at the leaf base and the margins are finely toothed. The species is dioecious, meaning that (functionally female) and (functionally male) flowers are borne on separate plants. Inflorescences consist of spadices and are surrounded by orange bracts. Fruit are a multiple fruit consisting of numerous red berries about wide.
Conservation This species is listed as vulnerable under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.
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View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium View observations of this species on iNaturalist View images of this species on Flickriver.com