The gnemon tree, Gnetum gnemon, is a species of gymnosperm in the genus Gnetum native to a broad swath of tropical Asia and the western Pacific, from northeastern India through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to the Philippines. Unlike most gymnosperms it produces broad, flat leaves resembling those of a flowering tree, and its seeds and young leaves are widely eaten in Indonesian cuisine, most famously ground and fried into the cracker known as emping.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gnetum gnemon
In Biome
Source Plants For A Future: Gnetum gnemon
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Source Gnetum gnemon (Wikipedia)Distribution: IndiaQuote, Distribution: India
Its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Gnetum gnemon (Wikipedia)Distribution: PhilippinesQuote, Distribution: Philippines
Its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands.
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1. Gnetum gnemon (Wikipedia)
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Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum. Its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands.
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Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future: Gnetum gnemon
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
The leaf sap is used medicinally to cure an eye complication.
Habitats
Occasional in lowland ridges and mature fallow forest ... Commonly found in secondary humid evergreen dipterocarp forests
View the Source 3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gnetum gnemon
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Gnetum gnemon"
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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