Gnetaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Gnetum nodiflorum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gnetum nodiflorum is an evergreen, climbing plant with woody, twining stems The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. There are general threats across the range of this species including extensive deforestation, selected harvesting of trees and disturbance as a result of mining operations. However, the plant is widespread across the Amazon basin and does not appear to be threatened at present - it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatWet lowland river valleys and coastal tropical areas[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ].