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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Gnetaceae
| name = ''Gnetum gnemon''
|genus=Gnetum
| image = Gnetum gnemon BotGardBln1105C.JPG
|species=gnemon
| image_width = 240px
|habit=tree
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| divisio = [[Gnetophyta]]
|Max ht box=60
| classis = [[Gnetophyta|Gnetopsida]]
|Max ht metric=ft
| ordo = [[Gnetum|Gnetales]]
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| familia = [[Gnetum|Gnetaceae]]
|Max wd box=20
| genus = ''[[Gnetum]]''
|Max wd metric=ft
| species = '''''G. gnemon'''''
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| binomial = ''Gnetum gnemon''
|lifespan=perennial
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=edible
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=12
|image=Gnetum gnemon BotGardBln1105B.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''Gnetum gnemon''''' is a species of ''[[Gnetum]]'' native to southeast [[Asia]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] islands, from [[Assam]] south and east through [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]] to the [[Philippines]] and [[Fiji]]. They are sometimes called ''padi oats'' or ''paddy oats''.
It is a small to medium-size [[tree]] (unlike most other ''Gnetum'' species, which are [[liana]]s), growing to 15-20 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], opposite, 8-20 cm long and 3-10 cm broad, entire, emerging bronze-coloured, maturing glossy dark green. The fruit-like [[strobilus]] consist of little but skin and a large [[nut (fruit)|nut]]-like seed 2-4 cm long inside.
Fleshy strobili weigh about 5.5 g, the seed alone 3.8 g. Strobili mature mainly from June to September in NE Philippines. The red strobili are eaten by birds, mammals and reptiles.
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==Gallery==
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File:Gnetum gnemon male.jpg| photo 1
File:Melinjo.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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