Iodes scandens (Becc.) Utteridge & Byng

Species

Angiosperms > Icacinales > Icacinaceae > Iodes

Characteristics

A climbing plant. It can be 35 m long. The stems are 8 cm across. The stems are slender and initially hairy. The leaves are opposite. They are 7-15 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The edges are slightly curved back. The flowers are in groups 3-9 cm long in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a flattened oval shape and 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

Climber over shrubs or a high liana in primary and secondary rain-forest; at elevations from sea-level to 700 metres
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It is a tropical plant. It is used in Bougainville as a flavouring.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are cooked and eaten with taro to add flavour.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Iodes scandens world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77143411-1
WFO ID wfo-0001340863
COL ID 786Z5
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Synonyms

Polyporandra scandens Iodes sogerensis Iodes scandens Polyporandra hansemanni