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Gnetum latifolium

Botanic Family

Gnetaceae

Author

Blume

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Akar Dundun (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• Andaman Islands
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Pahang
• Perak
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Bismarck Archipelago
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Rainforest
• hill forest
• coastal forest. Bark fibre used for ropes

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Large woody liana with leathery leaves of variable shape. male inflorescence on spikes to 40mm long, flowers to 3mm long. female spikes to 80mm long, flowers to 4mm long, pink fruit to 25mm x 15mm

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Flora Malesiana
• P. Chai
• GBS
• Kew