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1. Gnetum gnemon L.wfo-0000795591

Mant. Pl. 1: 125. 1767; Kurz, Fl. Burm. 2: 497. 1877; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 5: 641. 1888; Ridl., Fl. Mal. Pen. 5: 273. 1925; Markgr., Bull. Jard.bot. Buitenz. III. 10: 436. 1930; in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 4: 340. 1951;Léandri in Fl. Gén, I.-C. 5: 1057. 1931; Suvatabandhu, J. natn. Res. Coun. Thailand 2: 62. 1961.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Shrub or tree with narrow or cylindrical crown. Bark greyish, thin, finely fissured; wood whitish or yellowish. Leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 8–15 by 2–7 cm, thin, yellowish when dry; apex cuspidate; base acute to obtuse; secondary nerves curved, anastomosed; petiole 0.5–1.5 cm. Inflorescences axillary, simple or once-branched, 13–8 cm long, yellowish, collars ± 3 mm broad. ♂ flowers with broad sporophylls twice as long as the perianth, sterile ovary globose. ♀ flowers globose, 5–8 in each collar. Fruits, sessile, ellipsoid, apex acute or obtuse, yellow or reddish when ripe.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Chumphon, Ranong, Phangnga, Nakhon Si Tham-marat.

Distribution : W Malesia (Malaya – type).

Ecology : In evergreen forests, 50–200 m alt., frequent in secondary vegetation and along streams. Flowering: January–February; fruiting: February–March.

Vernacular : Phak miang (ผักเมี่ยง), phak kariang (ผักกะเหรี่ยง).

Uses: Same as var. gnemon.