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Interviews
... some cases, such as the international trade in Prunus africana bark, Tabernanthe iboga roots or Gnetum leaves from Cameroon, “conservation through cultivation” can occur to benefit both people and the overharvested ...
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Ethnobotanical Portraits
... and vines from Africa and Southeast Asia. /GJM Vendor of sliced gnetum leaves in a marketplace in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Photo © Roger R.B ... .rao@cgnet.com, Website http://www.cgiar.org/ipgri. Leaves are harvested from Gnetum africanum Welw. and G. buccholzianum Engl. (Gnetaceae), ... of protein in some areas of Africa. Women gather the gnetum leaves and cut them into thin slices. These can be eaten ...
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Order Gnetales
Order Gnetales Order Gnetales Family Gnetaceae Genus Gnetum A single relict genus occurs in the topics with about a dozen species. The plants are shrubs or woody vines with large simple leaves and usually dioecious. Pollinferous strobili are long and slender; ovuliferous strobili possess separated whorls of ovules. Return to Main Menu Subdivision Gneticae
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Stem & Root Anatomy
... About Hardwoods See Specific Gravity Of Wood Phloem tissue conducts carbohydrates manufactured in the leaves downward in plant stems. It is composed of sieve tubes (sieve tube elements) and ... gymnosperm division Gnetophyta which do have vessels. This remarkable division includes Ephedra (Mormon tea), Gnetum, and the amazing Welwitschia of Africa's Namib Desert. See Article About Welwitschia Pine ...
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Welwitschia
... strap-shaped leaves have been shredded after many decades of thrashing in the desert wind. [Photo by Paul Armstrong] Ephedra: Another Remarkable Gnetophyte Other members of the Gnetophyta include Gnetum, a genus of broad-leafed, climbing, tropical vines, and Ephedra, drought-resistant shrubs with jointed stems and whorls of minute scale-like leaves in 2's or ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- G
... juice of the leaves is applied as a folk treatment for baldness. In Yaviza, the leaves are boiled with leaves of lemon ... (C); Yerba gallinoza (C) GNAPHALIUM SPICATUM Lam. Lechuguilla (C) GNETUM LEYBOLDII Tul. The seeds are roasted and eaten by the Choco (!) ... . Vitoria (C). Ya-te-vi ulcers are treated with pulverized leaves of this species. Gurapo: Delostoma (C) Gusanero: Astronium (C) Gurgurus: ...
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CRFG Fruit List
... -sized tree from Southeast Asia, it makes an attractive ornamental with its 18" glossy, pendulous leaves. The fruit is yellow with acid pulp and two large seeds. Propagated by seed. GARDEN ... GNEMOM TREE See Melindjo GNETUM GNEMON - Spanish Jointfur, Melindjo A Malaysian pine, this tree provides seeds which can be eaten roasted, boiled, or fried. The green leaves are cooked as spinach. See ...
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CRFG Fruit List
... The flower is very beautiful. PASSIFLORA QUADRANGULARIS - Giant Granadilla A tropical American vine having large leaves, large pink-purple flowers, and large fruits, it is a favorite in the Caribbean. The ... - Ehretia microphylla PHILIPPINES Amaiit: Flacourtia rukam. By John McIntyre, Jr. 1977 YB, p 37 Bago: Gnetum Gnemon; Gnetaceae. By Roberto E. Coronel. 1983 #3, p 26 Bignai: Antidesma bunius. By ...
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Gymnosperms
... -shaped bilobed leaves. Pollination is by wind, with ciliated sperm swimming from the pollen tube to the egg in the archegonium. IV. DIVISION GNETOPHYTA A. Ephedra - "Mormon tea" B. Gnetum - widespread tropical ... from upper ½ of stem. Cones erect. c. Picea - spruces - very similar to firs. Leaves with angular X-S. Leaves appear to come from all sides of stem. Cones pendant. d. Tsuga. Hemlocks ...
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Gymnosperms for lab
... with micropyle; ovule l.s.; fruit. Herbarium mount. Specimens of fruit, leaves, ( 1, 2 ) etc. Zamia (1, 2) Male - staminate cone. (1, 2) ... (1,2, 3 ) (Male inflorescence) 4, 5 (Female inflorescence) 6) Gnetum (1, 2, 3,4, ) Pinus Male - entire strobilus (1, 2 ); ... 2, 3 ) Pinus strobus - 3 wood sections - x.s., radial and tangential. Leaves - x.s. of several forms, including Pinus monophyla with 1 ...
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