Flagellaria


Flagellaria is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Flagellariaceae with only five species. The family is accepted by the APG II system of 2003 ; it is assigned to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots.
Flagellaria consists of only five known species, found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various island of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are vines which branch dichotomously, with each of the leaves tipped with a tendril.

List of species

Flagellaria collaris Wepfer & H.P.Linder - FijiFlagellaria gigantea Hook.f. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Niue, Fiji, New GuineaFlagellaria guineensis Schumach. - tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, Sri LankaFlagellaria indica L. - Asia, Papuasia, Australia, Micronesia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues Island, Mozambique, TanzaniaFlagellaria neocaledonica Schltr. - Solomon Islands, New Caledonia