Gnetum gnemon L.

  • Filed As

    Gnetaceae
    Gnetum gnemon L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 22, 09 Nov 1989

  • Location

    Malaysia. Cameron Highlands.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest.

  • Description

    Climber; leaves in pairs, stalked, net-veined; seeds oblong, yellow to red, set on short spike from the leaf axils.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04279806

    Occurrence ID: 2fb37d5e-29b6-4a5c-9373-ccdd6aca2990

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Gnetophyta

  • Order

    Gnetales

  • Family

    Gnetaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gnetum gnemon L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • Locality

    Cameron Highlands

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1310 m. (4298 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.57, 101.42

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
GNETACEAE
Gnetum gnemon L.
Det. By:
Field Char: Climber; leaves in pairs, stalked,
net-veined; seeds oblong, yellow to red, set on
short spike from the leaf axils.
Locality: Cameron Highlands.
Habitat: Montane forest.
1310 m, 4°34’N X 101°25’E
Local Names: "Meninjau."
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi s22, November 9,
1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603919-V.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
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