Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii (Parl.) Markgr.

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub or climber. It can be 25 m long. The branches are drooping. The leaves are oblong and 8-20 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The taper to the tip and the base. They are arranged opposite. Male and female flowers are separate but on the same plant. They are in the axils of the leaves. The female spikes are 5-10 cm long with 6-8 flowers. The fruit is fleshy with a stone inside and 3.5 cm long. The seed is red when ripe. It is 2.5 cm long.
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Shrub. Collars all remote, though often not far. ♀ Flowers beaked, oblong. Fruit small, globose. Leaf margins often parallel.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests in the highlands in central Vietnam.
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Ascends into the mountain rainforest as well (Assam 1500 m).
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The young leaves are used for soup.
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Edible flowers fruits leaves nuts
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Distribution

Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii world distribution map, present in Algeria, India, Iceland, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60453969-2
WFO ID wfo-0000795593
COL ID 5P6R4
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Synonyms

Gnetum griffithii Gnemon griffitii Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii