Gnetum pendulum
C. Y. Cheng
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Description
A large vine. The bark is greyish brown. The leaf stalk is 1.5 cm long. The leaves are narrowly oblong. They are 10-18 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip. The male flowers are at the end. They are branched 3 or 4 times and there are 5 or more spikes. There are 12-21 female flowers in a ring. The seeds are 3-4 cm long by 1.8 cm wide. They tend to hang down.
Edible Uses
The seeds are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are cooked and eaten.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Also Known As
Gyong-ga-sa
References (2)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 19
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
