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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]].
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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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==