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Gnetum gnemon L.

Gnetum; melinjo

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Gnetum; melinjo
Other names maninjau, sabong (MY); belinjo, bagoe (ID); bago, banago, kunang, magatungal, nabo (PH); voe, khalet (KH); gam cay, bet (VN); peedae, phak, miang, phak kaniang, liang (TH); Spanish koint fir (GB, US)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Indomalesia
States and Territories China South-Central; Tibet; Assam; Cambodia; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands; Thailand; Viet Nam; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Philippines; Sulawesi; Bismarck Archipelago; New Guinea; Solomon Islands; Queensland; Fiji; Santa Cruz Islands; Caroline Islands

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Gnetopsida
Order Gnetales
Family Gnetaceae
Genus Gnetum
Species gnemon
Author citation L.
Scientific name Gnetum gnemon L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/gnetgnem.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Gnetum; melinjo

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Gnetum; melinjo

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Gnetum; melinjo

, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Gnetum; melinjo

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Gnetum; melinjo

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson