Gnetum nodiflorum Brongn.

Species

Gymnosperms > Gnetales > Gnetaceae > Gnetum

Characteristics

A liana or vine. It climbs on trees and shrubs. The leaves are opposite. The plants are separately male and female. The flowers are arranged in tight spirals or spikes. The fruit is broadly oblong and 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are green and turn reddish-brown. The base is wedge shaped.
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in light forest and savanna.
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Wet lowland river valleys and coastal tropical areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The seeds are eaten raw after the seed coat is removed. They are also roasted. They can be ground into flour and then dried in the sun and fried into a cracker.
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Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Gnetum nodiflorum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Gnetum nodiflorum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:111373-2
WFO ID wfo-0000795652
COL ID 3GMCB
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INPN ID 731536
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Synonyms

Gnemon amazonica Gnemon nigra Gnetum cruzianum Gnetum nodiflorum Gnetum amazonicum Thoa nigra Gnemon nodiflora Gnetum oblongifolium Gnetum nigrum