Gnetum

Taxobox
name = "Gnetum"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Gnetum gnemon"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Gnetophyta
classis = Gnetopsida
ordo = Gnetales
ordo_authority = T.M. Fries
familia = Gnetaceae
familia_authority = Lindley
genus = "Gnetum"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Gnetum" is a genus of about 30-35 species of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae and order Gnetales. They are tropical evergreen trees, shrubs and lianas. Unlike other gymnosperms they possess vessel elements.

pecies

*"Gnetum" sect. "Gnetum"
**"Gnetum" subsect. "Gnetum" - 2 species of trees; southeast Asia
***"Gnetum gnemon"
***"Gnetum costatum"
**"Gnetum" subsect. "Micrognemones" - 2 species of lianas; tropical west Africa
***"Gnetum africanum"
***"Gnetum buchholzianum"
**"Gnetum" subsect. "Araeognemones" - 9 species of lianas; tropical South America and Central America - Ituá
***"Gnetum amazonicum"
***"Gnetum camporum"
***"Gnetum leyboldii"
***"Gnetum nodiflorum"
***"Gnetum paniculatum"
***"Gnetum schwackeanum"
***"Gnetum urens"
***"Gnetum venosum"
*"Gnetum" sect. "Scandentia" - about 20 species of lianas; southern Asia
**"Gnetum" subsect. "Stipitati"
***"Gnetum arboreum"
***"Gnetum contractum"
***"Gnetum gracilipes"
***"Gnetum latifolium"
***"Gnetum montanum"
***"Gnetum oblongum"
***"Gnetum pendulum"
***"Gnetum tenuifolium"
***"Gnetum ula"
**"Gnetum" subsect. "Sessiles"
***"Gnetum acutum"
***"Gnetum bosavicum"
***"Gnetum cleistostachyum"
***"Gnetum cuspidatum"
***"Gnetum diminutum"
***"Gnetum globosum"
***"Gnetum gnemonoides"
***"Gnetum hainanense"
***"Gnetum klossii"
***"Gnetum leptostachyum"
***"Gnetum loerzingii"
***"Gnetum luofuense"
***"Gnetum macrostachyum"
***"Gnetum microcarpum"
***"Gnetum neglectum"
***"Gnetum oxycarpum"
***"Gnetum parvifolium"
***"Gnetum raya"
***"Gnetum ridleyi"

Uses

Many "Gnetum" species are edible, with the seeds being roasted, and the foliage used as a leaf vegetable. Some are also valued in herbal medicine.

External links

* [http://www.conifers.org/gn/gn/index.htm Gymnosperm Database - "Gnetum"]
* [http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Gnetum.html Sorting "Gnetum" names]
* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X2161E/x2161e06.htm Uses of "Gnetum" in Africa (FAO)]