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Gnetum africanum

Botanic Family

Gnetaceae

Author

Welwitsch

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Fores
• thickets. Leaves eaten as a vegetable

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr

Dioecious large woody liane with twining glabrous stems. Glabrous leaves 180mm x 70mm. Minute yellow, pale pink-orange or brown-purple flowers, male lateral or terminal spikes with scale-like bracts, female terminal spikes with scale-like bracts, red fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew
• Biye