Pandanaceae

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Freycinetia arborea Gaudich.

Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Freycinetia

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'ie'ie: Freycinetia arborea (climbing on Eucalyptus). Location: Maui, Wahinepee — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: 'ie'ie, Ie, Ieie, ʻIe, ʻIeʻie
Hawaiian: Ie, Ieie, ʻIe, ʻIeʻie
Tamil: ஈஈ

Synonyms

Freycinetia arnottii Gaudich.
Freycinetia hivaoensis Martelli
Freycinetia kiekie Stone.
Freycinetia longispica Martelli
Freycinetia monticola F.Br.
Freycinetia scandens Hook. & Arn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.