Gnetum gnemon

Common name: Melindjo - Male Specimen

Family: Gnetaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: SE. Tibet to W. Pacific

Description: [male specimen]
Tree cultivated for edible young leaves and seeds cooked and roasted, excellent crackers made from flour, fibre from bark.
Section Gnetum, Subsection Gnetum

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 10-11

Source: Fairchild Tropical Gardens

Provenance:

1. Acquired by Kim Glazier (grad student) while enrolled in course at Fairchild.
2. Fairchild # is 85-247, Clone16

Restrictions:

Culture:

slightly acid to neutral, well drained soils and tolerates infertile and shal­low substrates

Classification:

• Division: Gnetophyta
• Class: Gnetopsida
• SubClass: Gnetidae
• Order: Gnetales
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• Family: Gnetaceae
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• Tribe:
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References:

1. Mabbery, The Plant Book, 1987
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, May 15, 2017.
3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, May 15, 2017.

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