Gnetaceae

Gnetum Family

The Gnetaceae family (Gnetum Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Gnetales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 2 species. Members range from liana key identification features : large evergreen, dioecious climber; branches smooth and slender, swollen at the nodes, bark peeling off in pieces. leaves dark green. male inflorescence branched twice; female inflorescence branched twice or thrices to liana key identification features : a large woody dioecious climber with jointed branches at the nodes; inflorescence is spicate, axillary with many superposed cupular connate bracts called collars, each collar containing unisexual sessile flowers; seeds are endospermous enclosed with three envelopes forming a pseudos.