Gnetum gnemonoides
Brongn.
Warty gnetum vine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Nuts
The young leaves, fruit, and seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest. It grows up to 300 m above sea level.
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
It is like Gnetum gnemon but with small leaves and fruit. It is a climber. The flowering shoots are simple and in the axils of leaves. There are 4-6 flowers at each collar. They are egg shaped. The fruit are 5-6 cm long. The seeds are oblong and 3.5 cm long.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Other Uses
The fibre of the stem can be used to produce rope.
Notes
There are about 28 Gnetum species.
Names & Synonyms
Akar biket, Akar ganemu
Gnetum edule Hassk.Gnetum kerstingii K. Schum. & Lauterb.Gnetum macrocarpum Becc.Gnetum moluccense H. Karst. ex Markgr.Gnetum rumphianum Becc.Gnetum verrucosum H. Karst.Gnetum wrayi Gamble
References (8)
- Borrell, O.W., 1989, An Annotated Checklist of the Flora of Kairiru Island, New Guinea. Marcellin College, Victoria Australia. p 11
- Mansfeld,
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 216
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 932
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 49
- Trimanto, & Hapsari L., 2016, Botanical survey in thirteen montane forests of Bawean Island Nature Reserve, East Java Indonesia: Conservation status, bioprospecting and potential tourism. Biodiversitas 17: 832-846.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
