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'''''Gnetum''''' is a genus of about 30-35 species of [[gymnosperm]]s, the sole genus in the family '''Gnetaceae''' and order '''Gnetales'''. They are [[tropical]] [[evergreen]] [[tree]]s, [[shrub]]s and [[liana]]s. Unlike other gymnosperms they possess [[vessel elements]] in the [[xylem]]. Some species have been proposed to have been the first plants to be insect pollinated as they occur in association with the extinct pollinating [[scorpionflies]].<ref name="Ren">Ren D, Labandeira CC, Santiago-Blay JA, Rasnitsyn A, Shih CK, Bashkuev A, Logan MA, Hotton CL, Dilcher D. (2009). Probable Pollination Mode Before Angiosperms: Eurasian, Long-Proboscid Scorpionflies. Science, 326 (5954), 840-847. {{DOI|10.1126/science.1178338}}</ref>
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Many ''Gnetum'' species are edible, with the [[seed]]s being roasted, and the foliage used as a [[leaf vegetable]]. Some are also valued in [[herbal medicine]].
  
 
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==Cultivation==
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*''Gnetum'' sect. ''Gnetum''
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**''Gnetum'' subsect. ''Gnetum'' - 2 species of trees; southeast [[Asia]]
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***''[[Gnetum gnemon]]''
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***''[[Gnetum costatum]]''
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**''Gnetum'' subsect. ''Micrognemones'' - 2 species of lianas; tropical west [[Africa]]
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***''[[Gnetum africanum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum buchholzianum]]''
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**''Gnetum'' subsect. ''Araeognemones'' - 9 species of lianas; tropical [[South America]] and [[Central America]] - Ituá
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***''[[Gnetum amazonicum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum camporum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum leyboldii]]''
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***''[[Gnetum nodiflorum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum paniculatum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum schwackeanum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum urens]]''
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***''[[Gnetum venosum]]''
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*''Gnetum'' sect. ''Scandentia'' - about 20 species of lianas; southern Asia
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**''Gnetum'' subsect. ''Stipitati''
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***''[[Gnetum arboreum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum contractum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum gracilipes]]''
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***''[[Gnetum latifolium]]''
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***''[[Gnetum montanum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum oblongum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum pendulum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum tenuifolium]]''
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***''[[Gnetum ula]]''
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**''Gnetum'' subsect. ''Sessiles''
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***''[[Gnetum acutum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum bosavicum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum cleistostachyum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum cuspidatum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum diminutum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum globosum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum gnemonoides]]''
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***''[[Gnetum hainanense]]''
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***''[[Gnetum klossii]]''
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***''[[Gnetum leptostachyum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum loerzingii]]''
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***''[[Gnetum luofuense]]''
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***''[[Gnetum macrostachyum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum microcarpum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum neglectum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum oxycarpum]]''
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***''[[Gnetum parvifolium]]''
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***''[[Gnetum raya]]''
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***''[[Gnetum ridleyi]]''
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 12:44, 31 July 2010


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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Gnetum is a genus of about 30-35 species of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae and order Gnetales. They are tropical evergreen trees, shrubs and lianas. Unlike other gymnosperms they possess vessel elements in the xylem. Some species have been proposed to have been the first plants to be insect pollinated as they occur in association with the extinct pollinating scorpionflies.[1]

Many Gnetum species are edible, with the seeds being roasted, and the foliage used as a leaf vegetable. Some are also valued in herbal medicine.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

References

  1. Ren D, Labandeira CC, Santiago-Blay JA, Rasnitsyn A, Shih CK, Bashkuev A, Logan MA, Hotton CL, Dilcher D. (2009). Probable Pollination Mode Before Angiosperms: Eurasian, Long-Proboscid Scorpionflies. Science, 326 (5954), 840-847. Template:DOI

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