Gnetaceae

Gnetum L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 27 May 2025
  1. Gnetum arboreum Foxw., PJS 6c (1911) 174; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 7; Markgraf, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 343; Romeroso et al., J. Asia-Pacific biodiv. 17 (2024) 11. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. HOMONHON, LUZON: Camarines Sur, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Zambales. Conservation status: Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  2. Gnetum gnemon L., Mant. Pl. (1767) 125; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 7; Markgraf, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 340; Romeroso et al., J. Asia-Pacific biodiv. 17 (2024) 11. Distribution: BANCALAN, CAGAYAN DE SULU, CEBU, GUIMARAS, HOMONHON, LAGEN, LEYTE, LUZON: Apayao (photos), Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MANGSEE, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Lanao, Lanao del Norte (photos), Misamis Occidental, South Cotabato, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur (photos), Zamboanga Sibugay, MINDORO, NEGROS (photos), PALAWAN, PANAY (photos), PONEAS, SAMAR, SIARGAO, SIBUYAN, TAWI-TAWI. Notes: 0-1000(-1500)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
    • var. gnemon. = Gnetum gnemon var. domesticum Markgr., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 10 (1930) 437, nom. illeg., nom. superfl. = Gnetum vinosum Elmer, LPB 7 (1915) 2673. Distribution: CAGAYAN DE SULU, LUZON: Batangas, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Davao del Sur, SAMAR, SIBUYAN. Notes: Fiji and Solomon Isls to Malesia, from Sumba and Sulawesi through the Philippines to New Guinea, the Malay Peninsula, and possibly elsewhere, often planted and frequently naturalized in secondary forests, even in W Malesia. 0-1000m. Native.
  3. Gnetum gnemonoides Brongn., Voy. Monde, Phan. (1829) 12; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 7; Markgraf, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 10 (1930) 480; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 344. Distribution: Bismarck Arch, Borneo, Java Sea, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi. BASILAN, LUZON: Aurora (photos), Quezon, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte. Notes: 0-300m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  4. Gnetum latifolium Blume, Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 1 (1834) 160; Markgraf, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 10 (1930) 458; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 342. = Gnetum indicum (Lour.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin. (1917) 77; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 7, pro parte. Distribution: BUSUANGA, CEBU (photos), DANJUGAN (photos), DINAGAT, LAGEN, LEYTE, LUZON: Abra, Aurora (photos), Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Laguna, NCR, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro (photos), Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental (photos), Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, MINDORO, PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR, SIBUYAN. Notes: 0-1800m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
    • var. latifolium. Distribution: LUZON: Abra, Benguet, Rizal, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, MINDORO, PALAWAN. Native.
      • forma latifolium. Distribution: New Guinea, Philippines. Native.
    • var. longipes (Markgr.) T.H.Nguyên, Fl. Cambodge Laos Vietnam 28 (1996) 142. Native.
      • forma longipes Markgr., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 10 (1930) 459; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 342. Distribution: Indochina, New Guinea, Philippines. LUZON. Native.
    • var. laxifrutescens (Elmer) Markgr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60 (1925) 148; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 10 (1930) 463; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 342; ≡ Gnetum laxifrutescens Elmer, LPB 4 (1912) 1478. Distribution: Moluccas, Philippines. MINDANAO: Cotabato, Surigao del Norte, SIBUYAN. Native.
    • var. minus (Foxw.) Markgr., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 10 (1930) 463; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 343; ≡ Gnetum minus Foxw., PJS 6c (1911) 176; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 8. Distribution: Borneo, Indochina, Philippines, Sulawesi. MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Norte. Native.

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