Tibet, southern China Gnetum tenuifolium - Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra Gnetum ula Gnetum subsect. Sessiles Gnetum acutum - Sarawak Gnetum bosavicum - Papua New Guinea Gnetum catasphaericum - southern China Gnetum cleistostachyum - southern China Gnetum cuspidatum - Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Gnetum diminutum - Borneo Gnetum formosum - Vietnam Gnetum giganteum - Guangxi in China Gnetum globosum - Pahang in Malaysia Gnetum gnemonoides - New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Indonesia, Philippines Gnetum hainanense - southern China Gnetum klossii - Sabah Gnetum leptostachyum - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo Gnetum loerzingii - Sumatra Gnetum luofuense - Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi Gnetum macrostachyum - Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea Gnetum microcarpum - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Gnetum neglectum - Borneo Gnetum oxycarpum - Sumatra Gnetum parvifolium - Laos, Vietnam, southern China Gnetum raya - Borneo Gnetum ridleyi - Peninsular Malaysia Uses Many Gnetum species are edible, with the seeds being roasted, and the foliage used as a leaf vegetable. The plant is harvested and yields a useful fiber. There is no sense of danger in consuming the fruit or the seeds. There is also a study done on the plant to see if it has any medicinal properties, finding some anti-coagulation effects due to its stilbenoid content. The family Gnetaceae is well known as a rich source of plant-derived stilbenoids as well as Cyperaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Fabaceae, and Vitaceae. Conservation Some species of Gnetum are in danger of dying out. The habitats are being removed with the trees being cut down to create industry. The tropical rainforest are being destroyed so many of the species are going extinct such as Gnetum oxycarpum. The rainforests are being torn down and being turned into farmland. Gnetum live in only a small part of the rainforest. Gallery References External links Gymnosperm Database - Gnetum Sorting Gnetum names Uses of Gnetum in Africa (FAO) Kloypan, Chiraphat & Jeenapongsa, Rattima & Sri-In, Piyawit & Chanta, Surin & Dokpuang, Dech & Tip-Pyang, Santi & Surapinit, Serm. (2012). Stilbenoids from Gnetum macrostachyum Attenuate Human Platelet Aggregation and Adhesion. Phytotherapy research : PTR. 26. 1564-8. 10.1002/ptr.4605. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1916.tb05408.x http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-334161... Gnetaceae Medicinal plants Dioecious plants Gymnosperm genera