Thanks for sharing your observations Giby ji. I have not seen the fruiting at all so my inference is only from the pictures. But my question is does this kind of look of the seeds of Gynosperm occur in other species of Gymnosperms or is it unique to Gnetum species only?
regards, Rashida. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think that Gnetum fruits are pulpy rather the mesocarp is > filled with very fine fibers. If you try to chew or handle you get all > the "spiny" fibers on your mouth/body. But I have seen Hornbills and > Barbets eats the fruits but no post dispersal predations is noticed so > far in my observations. > > Regards > Giby > > > > > On Jul 8, 6:35 pm, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Dr. Viajayasankar ji for these wonderful pictures. Gnetum 's > > 'fruits' are all pulpy, does any other Gymnosperm have such pulpy seeds? > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:31 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > *Gnetum montanum* Markgraf, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3. 10: > 406. > > > 1930. > > > > > Vines to more than 10 m tall; branchlets orbicular or compressed > > > orbicular in cross section, smooth, sometimes wrinkled longitudinally. > > > Petiole 0.8-1.5 cm; leaf blade usually oblong, sometimes > oblong-lanceolate > > > or elliptic, 10-25 × 4-11 cm, leathery or nearly so, lateral veins 8-13 > on > > > each side, base rounded or broadly cuneate, apex obtuse to acute. Male > > > inflorescences lax, once or twice branched, 2.5-6 cm; peduncle 6-12 mm; > male > > > spikes 2-3 cm × 2.5-3 mm, involucral collars 13-18, each collar with > > > (20-)25-45 flowers plus 10-15 sterile female flowers, basal hairs > forming a > > > dense, short cushion. Female inflorescences lateral, solitary or > fascicled, > > > main axis thin, with 3 or 4 pairs of branches; peduncle 2-3 cm; female > > > spikes 2-3 cm × ca. 4 mm, enlarging to ca. 10 cm when mature, nodes > each > > > with 5-8 female flowers, basal hairs sparse, short. Seeds yellowish > brown or > > > reddish brown, cylindric-ovoid or cylindric, (1-)1.2-1.5(-2) cm × > 6.5-9(-12) > > > mm, 1.6-1.85 × as long as wide, base rounded, sometimes contracted into > a > > > stipe to 3(-5) mm, outer coat smooth or ± longitudinally wrinkled when > > > dried, sometimes covered with silvery scales. Pollination Apr-Jun, seed > > > maturity Aug-Oct. > > > > > The fibers from the bark of the stem are used in making gunny bags, > fishing > > > nets, and ropes; the seeds yield an edible oil, are eaten fried, and > are > > > used for making wine; the sap is used as a cold drink. > > > > > *Illustration: > > >http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=1370&flora_id=2* > > > > > *Tanay > > > * > > > > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 8:17 AM, R. Vijayasankar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> *Gnetum montanum *(Gnetaceae), a woody liana belinging Gymnosperm > group, > > >> commonly found in Manipur forests. Ripe 'fruits' are attractively > coloured, > > >> perhaps eaten by birds. > > > > >> With regards > > > > >> R. Vijayasankar > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "efloraofindia" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > >> . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Tanay Bose > > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "efloraofindia" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >
