Large tree in Singapore ZOO.
And its strange looking stem.
And a close-up of the stem.
If I can't
find seeds, I'll just do it by tissue culture! But it is still
only a female...
Flatten and ready to be fried to a crispy
snag in Indonesia. |
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Author: | Carl
Linnaeus, 1767 |
| Family: |
Gnetaceae
|
| Habitat: |
Assam, Bismarck
Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Islands, China, Fiji, Lesser
Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar
Isslands, Philippines, Queensland; Australia, Santa Cruz
Islands, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi; Indonesia, Thailand,
Tibet, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Mix-Peat |
| Water:
|
Medium-Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Height: |
10-20
meters |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Joint Fir,
Melinjo, Belinjo |
| Synonyms: |
Gnetum
acutatum Miq. 1860.
Gnetum vinosum, Elmer 1915.
Gnetum gnemon var. brunonianum, Markgr.
Gnetum gnemon var. gracile, Markgr.
Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii, Markgr.
Gnetum gnemon var. tenerum, Markgr. |
This member of the Gnetaceae was
described
by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in south-east Assam, through
Malaysia and Indonesia to the Philippines and Fiji. It grows in a well drained
peat with some to lots of water
and some sun. It will grow up to 10-20 metres height.
Flatten and fried to a
crispy snag in Indonesia. Taste like tasteless dry pasta before the
freeing. Afterwards, it is a crispy cracker with a bitter and unique
taste. The young leaves, flowers and the fruits can be used in
salads. The inner bark's fibres are used for weaving baskets and
fishing nets.
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