Freycinetia arborea aka Ie'ie

Freycinetia arborea is a woody climber in the Pandanaceae family. Its common name is climbing screwpine. It is evergreen and comes from islands across the Pacific. These include Hawaii, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Cook Islands. Its range also takes in French Polynesia and New Caledonia. Kew places it in the wet tropical biome. It is not native to Britain or Ireland.

This strong climber can reach the forest's top layer, or canopy. Useful Tropical Plants lists its height as 66 feet [20 metres]. This does not show its usual size in gardens. Side stems reach about 1.6–6.6 feet [0.5–2 metres] long. Thin aerial roots grow along the stems. These roots hold the plant to trees or shrubs. Its leaves stay green all year. The account gives no leaf sizes or facts about bark. Photo captions show that this plant has flowers and fruit. They give no bloom season or details about the fruit.

In the wild, it grows beneath trees in moist and wet forests. It can grow in large numbers in this lower layer. Plants grow at ground level and climb nearby tree trunks. They also grow on exposed ridges and slopes higher up. Records place it at 984–4,921 feet [300–1,500 metres] above sea level. These are wild sites, not sites tested for garden growth. The source gives no clear steps for growing the plant. Nor does it state how much cold it can stand. It lists seed as a way to grow new plants. It gives no sowing method or times for seeds to sprout.

People gather this plant from the wild for fibre. They use stem fibre as cord to tie roof rafters. They also make baskets, funnel-shaped traps, and woven helmets with it. Hula dancers use cord made from the plant. Native Hawaiians also wove with its aerial roots. They made cord, baskets, fish traps, and feathered helmets. They first softened the roots in an imu, an earth oven. Workers then split the roots into strips to weave.

The source lists no known food or medicinal uses. It also reports no known hazards. This does not mean the plant is safe for people or pets. The accounts name no pests or diseases. They give no assessed uses in landscape design. They also give no guidance on how to control growth.