Gnetum edule

Gnetum edule (Willd.) Blume, Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 1: 161 (1834). (syn: Thoa edulis Willd.; Gnetum scandens Roxb.; Gnetum ula Brongn.; Gnemon edulis (Willd.) Kuntze; Gnetum funiculare Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey ; Gnetum pyrifolium Miq. ex Parl. in A.P.de Candolle) as per WCSP;

SW. India as per WCSP;

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commonly known as: monkey’s bridge, joint fir • Kannada: ನವುರು ಕಟ್ಟೆ navuru katte, kodkamballi • Malayalam: കറുത്ത ഓടല്‍ karuththa ootal, oolan valli • Marathi: उंबळी umbli • Tamil: anapendu, peiodal • Telugu: apajuttili, kaloi, loluga tige, luliti
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Gnetum ula is known from southwest and southeastern India (Western Ghats, Nilgiris, hills at Coromandel coast). It has also been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Native: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa)
Gnetum ula is a large woody climber. It has been found on trees in the hill forests of the Nilgiris (Western Ghats). New leaves appear in March, flowers in March – April and fruits from April onwards, ripening yellow in November.
Its distribution coincides with the following ecoregions: Karakoram- West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe, North Western Ghats montane rain forest, South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forest and Malabar Coast moist forest (Sahni 1990).
(From IUCN Red List (LC) on 17.12.13)
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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetum scandens at Chandoli WLS:: PKA07::: Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Came across this woody climber at Chandoli Forest. (24-01-2010).
Bot. name: Gnetum scandens (Family: Gnetaceae family)
Local name: Umbli.

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Fantastic upload …, this group is nearest to angiosperms..

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Gnetum scandens Roxb.

at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) on 21 FEB 10

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on 12 FEB 11 :: DV14 : 4 images. 3 posts by 2 authors.

Gnetum scandens Roxb.
at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on 12 FEB 11  

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… surface textures of lianes … in foreground, Diploclisia glaucescens … the one behind is Gnetum scandens

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This is too good. I liked the last photograph comparing textures of too huge lianes i.e. Diploclisia glaucescens & Gnetum scandens ..

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Mollem National Park :: DV15 : 1 image. 1 post by 1 author.

Gnetum scandens Roxb.

… beautiful colours of the seed

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Prabalgad :: DV16 : 3 images. 1 post by 1 author.
Gnetum scandens Roxb.

at Prabalgad on 28 JAN 12

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Yeoor Hills :: DV12 : 4 images. 3 posts by 2 authors.
Gnetum scandens Roxb.
at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) on 15 MAR 09  

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Nice one Dear Dinesh. Do U have photograph of the leaves (black coloured one spread on the ground…)… I had seen in wild but never bothered to take pics…

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Thanks dear … Indeed I am going to upload it soon. We had seen it at Kanakeshwar.

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Gnetum ula Brongn. SN Dec 28 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).

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id pls 200513NI01 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors.
It is a climber taken from thattekkad bird sanctury, Kerala

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Gnetum sp., I think.

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Gnetum ula I suppose

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary :: DV17 : 2 images. 2 posts by 1 author.

Gnetum scandens Roxb.

… to me a rare capture; female inflorescence.

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens at Kanakeshwar forest :: DV18 :: Last upload Gymnosperms fortnight DEC13 :  4 images. 1 post by 1 author.

Gnetum scandens Roxb.

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetum scandens at Karnala WLS:: PKA14:: :  4 images. 1 post by 1 author.

Came across this woody climber at Karnala Forest.
Bot. name: Gnetum scandens (Family: Gnetaceae family)
Local name: Umbli.

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great capture … You have always something new to offer.

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I think at present it is justified to treat it as accepted name following GRIN and GBIF, both reputed databases.
The Plant List as in most cases has raised its hands by declaring it as unresolved name (better to ignore).

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Liana for ID SMP 2 6Feb2011:
Again a huge liana on way to Karnala fort showing inflorescence arising
directly from stem. I think this is Gnetum Ula.

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Gnetum ula and Gnetum scandens:
sharing the images of Gnetum ula and Gnetum scandens for ur reference. I have collected both the species from same locality, i.e from Nayagarh district of Orissa in my last visit (29th April to 1st May, 11). Both are climbers and growing wild near perennial hill streams (Orissa semi ever green forest at an altitude of 600 m above msl.). Please validate.

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.. a small correction. After critical examination of both the specimen and literature review, it is found that both the species are Gnetum ula Brongn (G. scandens auct. non Roxb). While one is the male cone, the other is the female cone (berry like).

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Both the fotos are Gnetum indicum (Syn. G. ula Brogn.) (foto representing with name G. ula showing male cone) and (foto representing G. scandens is female cone).. Common in Western Ghat in Evergreen and semievergreen forest..
G. ula is nom. illeg.
We must follow name G. indicum (Lour.) Merrill

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Gnetum ula and Gnetum indicum are two different species.
The pictures here are of Gnetum ula Brongn. of Gnetaceae family first and last pictures are male cones and second one is female cone. A close up of leaf would have been better. Usually, leaves of this huge liana (without cones) gives an impression that this could be a flowering plant! http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=gnetum

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My Flora Picture of the Year 2011:
Liana or tree?
On a botanical trip around the foot hills of Kodikanal (near Madurai, Tamilnadu) we came across the trunk of this huge liana. It looked like a large coiled serpent slowly climbing into the canopy perching the branches of other trees. Its huge trunk would have been at least a foot and a half in diameter. Judging by the size of other individuals in that area and general size of lianas, this one was amazing. My guess is that, this liana-tree would be at least more than 200 years old. I was thrilled when I thought of how many human generations would it have seen since it germinated in that forest floor. How many important events in history would have been recorded while this plant was an infant and entered youth. And now she is still standing there healthy, proud, and as young as ever. I was so lucky to have I met this old wise liana. She is a Gnetum ula.

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This is really robust!!!

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It’s really a great feeling to get a unique specimen, particularly that have gone through ages and ages…

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Really a huge Gnetum stem. Nice write up.

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Wow, then I think I have a Gnetum too from Hong Kong. Had been confused about its identity. Will share separately. Nice pic .. and thanks for sharing. Seems you have started liking the western Ghats.

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Gnetum ula:
Sharing picture of Gnetum ula

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Fantastic photograph.

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetum scandens at Chandoli WLS:: PKA07:: : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors.

There are three closely related species, G. scandens, G. gnemone and G. ula. Let our expert clarify the same.  So far no response from the expert!

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Okay, it is a Gnetum. What about the specific identity.

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Gymnosperms fortnight :: Gnetaceae » Gnetum scandens in Karnala Bird Sanctuary :: DV11 : 3 images. 5 posts by 3 authors.

Gnetum scandens Roxb.

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Probably … would solve the differences between Gnetum ulla and Gnetum scandens.

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ANAUG60 Gnetum ula : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).

Thadiyandamol, Coorg
30th August 2014

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Gnetum scandens at Kadra Karnataka : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Gnetum scandens  (Family: Gnetaceae family) from Kali Tiger Reserve (North Karnataka).

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Gnetum fruit SN 19419 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)

Gnetum young fruit from Siddhapura area of Karnataka

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Awesome! A superb load. If you have a clear photograph (s) of the foliage (leaves) you may pl upload.

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I think it should be Gnetum edule

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Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f. :: Matheran :: May 22, 2023 · 12:16 PM IST: 5 images.
Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
Matheran, Raigad, Maharashtra :: May 22, 2023 · 12:16 PM IST :: about 800 m (2,625 feet) asl

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I think this is Gnetum….

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You need not worry. This happens to every one. A decade back a top taxonomist from BSI (my friend) who visited my house  could not identify a common garden plant (Adenium obesum) which is very common.

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When I saw the plant at site, I looked at the texture of stem quite a few times, and it seemed matching that of Memecylon !!!
Many many thanks to … – she pointed out the error in iNaturalist, and I see she has pointed it out here too, which I realized only when I looked through our group posts on web.

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