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Accession Data:

Gnetum gnemon L.

  • sect. Gnetum subsect. Gnetum

  • Common Name: Melindjo - Female Specimen
  • Family: Gnetaceae Lindley

  • Country of Origin: SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
  • Habitat: lowland rainforests

  • Description: [female specimen]
    Tree cultivated for edible young leaves and seeds cooked and roasted, excellent crackers made from flour, fibre from bark.
    Section Gnetum, Subsection Gnetum
  • Culture: slightly acid to neutral, well drained soils and tolerates infertile and shal­low substrates
  • USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199500162
  • Source: Fairchild Tropical Gardens
  • Provenance:
    • Acquired by Kim Glazier during course at Fairchild Tropical Garden.
    • Fairchild # is 85-247, Clone 15.
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher 127691 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 30 April 2004. Herbarium Image
    2. Voucher 127693 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 30 Aprl 2004. Spirit Collection.
    3. Voucher 129178 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 13 April 2005. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 09-08-1995
  • Bench: 1209 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-15-2025
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Gnetophyta
    • Class: Gnetopsida
    • SubClass: Gnetidae
    • Order: Gnetales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Gnetaceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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    2025
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    References (internal):

    • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
    • Gnetophyta
    • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
    • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Tibet / Assam / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Vietnam / Borneo / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Bismarck Archipelago / New Guinea / Solomon Is. / Queensland / Fiji / Santa Cruz Is. / Caroline Is.

    References (external):

    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.

    data regenerated on Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:51:04 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

    Gnetum gnemon

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    W/C = Wild Collected
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