Gnetum africanum

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endangered perennial medicinal 2024 1977

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Home Plants pinophyta pinopsida gnetales gnetaceae gnetum Gnetum africanum

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1869

eru

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Gnetum africanum (eru or African jointfir) is a species of vine native to tropical Africa. Though bearing leaves, the genus Gnetum are gymnosperms, related to pine and other conifers. Gnetum africanum has numerous common names and is grown in various countries across Africa, including: Cameroon (Eru, okok, m’fumbua, or fumbua), Angola (KoKo), Nigeria (ukazi, "okazi", or afang), Gabon (Nkumu), Central African Republic (KoKo), Congo (KoKo), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (m’fumbua or fumbua). Gnetum africanum has also been referred to as a form of ‘wild spinach’ in English....read more on Wikipedia.

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