Accession Data

Gnetum gnemon

Common Name: Melindjo - Male Specimen

Family: Gnetaceae

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

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession #: 199500163

Accession Date: 1995-09-08 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3113

Quantity: 2

Source: Fairchild Tropical Gardens

Provenance:

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

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

Classification

Division: Gnetophyta

Class: Gnetopsida

Subclass: Gnetidae

Order: Gnetales

Family: Gnetaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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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.

Images

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