May 6, 2022 · Here are 5 facts about this endemic vine. The native podocarp/broadleaf forest of New Zealand appears to be a tangled mass of green, which it is. But, the closer you look the …

Kiekie [1] (Freycinetia banksii) is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber native to New Zealand. It is a member of the screwpalm family Pandanaceae . Its Māori name is cognate …

Apr 10, 2016 · Where there are no suitable trees to climb, Kiekie becomes an impassable mass of tangled roots; a bane to bushmen and trampers around the country. Kiekie was a significant …

Kiekie is a robust climbing shrub native to New Zealand with leaves that often completely obscure the trunk of the tree. Usually, the kiekie vine attaches itself by roots to the stems of trees …

Kiekie belongs to the widely dispersed pandanus family, well known as a source of weaving material throughout the Pacific. It’s the only member of the family native to Aotearoa, and it’s …

Dec 11, 2024 · The world of botany is bursting with fascinating species, and among them, the Kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) stands out as a true gem of New Zealand's lush

Densely branched, somewhat brittle, woody, climber producing numerous, weakly ascending to ascending dense cane-like stems from which roots freely emerge. Stems up to 40 mm …

Kiekie is the only New Zealand member of the tropical Pandanus family, which is widely used in the Pacific for weaving. Kiekie is distributed widely in North Island lowland forests, and is …

"Kiakia [sic.] is the name of a creek at Woodside, near Outram, and it runs into Lee Creek. It is so called becaue of the kiakia which grew there. The kiakia is a small bush-like spear-grass or …

Kiekie is an epiphytic climber commonly found in subtropical forest environments. Two critical care points for this plant include maintaining high humidity and providing support for climbing. …