Biology:Gnetum latifolium

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Short description: Species of seed-bearing plant

Gnetum latifolium
Gnetum latifolium var. funiculare Markgr. 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Order: Gnetales
Family: Gnetaceae
Genus: Gnetum
Species:
G. latifolium
Binomial name
Gnetum latifolium
Blume
Synonyms[2]

Gnemon latifolia (Blume) Kuntze

Gnetum latifolium leaves

Gnetum latifolium is an evergreen plant in the family Gnetaceae with a broad distribution across South East Asia.[1] Although some of its habitat is threatened by logging and forest conversion to crops, its broad distribution afforded it an assessment of "least concern" according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

Several varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Gnetum latifolium var. latifolium
  • Gnetum latifolium var. funiculare Markgr.
  • Gnetum latifolium var. laxifrutescens (Elmer) Markgr.
  • Gnetum latifolium var. longipes (Markgr.) T.H.Nguyên
  • Gnetum latifolium var. macropodum (Kurz) Markgr.
  • Gnetum latifolium var. minus (Foxw.) Markgr.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15050020 entry