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Gnetum gnemon

Scientific Name
Gnetum gnemon
Family Name
Gnetaceae
Common Names
Local Names
Melinjo (Indonesia), Meninjau, belinjau. (Malaysia)
Description
A slender dioecious evergreen tree with a straight domineering trunk, 5-10m tall, grey,marked with conspicuous raised; trunk clad with numerous whorls of branches downto the base. Branches thickened at base. Leaves opposite, elliptical, 7.5-20cm x 2.5-10cm; secondary nerves bent, joining. Inflorescences solitary and axillary, also onolder wood, 3-6cm long with flowers in whorls at the nodes. Globose and tipped.Fruit nutlike, ellipsoid, 1-3.5cm long, shortly apiculate almost velvety, yellow turningred to purple when ripe. Seed 1 per fruit, large and horny. (Indonesia)
A slender dioecious evergreen tree with straight domineering trunk, 5-10m tall;Branches thickened at base; Leaves opposite, elliptical, 7.5-20cm x 2.5 x 10cm;Female flowers 5-8 at each inflorescence node, globose and tipped; Fruit nutlike,ellipsoid, 1-3.5cm long, yellow turning red to purple when ripe; seed 1 per fruit, largeand horny. (Malaysia)
Uses
Eye disease, ongceroedeem, angina pectoris (Indonesia)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Cimanggu
Remarks
Gnetum gnemon (GRIN)

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