Gnetum gnemon, the Glossary
Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum, its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands.[1]
Table of Contents
34 relations: Aceh, Antibiotic, Antioxidant, Assam, Carl Linnaeus, Deep frying, Dimerization (chemistry), Emping, Evergreen, Fiji, Gnetum, Gymnosperm, Indonesia, Indonesian cuisine, Krupuk, Leaf, Liana, Malay Archipelago, Malay Peninsula, Melanesia, Mizoram, Nut (fruit), Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pidie Regency, Resveratrol, Sayur asem, Solomon Islands, Southeast Asia, Strobilus, Thailand, Tree, Vanuatu.
- Gnetaceae
Aceh
Aceh (Acèh, Jawoë: اچيه), officially the Province of Aceh (Provinsi Aceh, Nanggroë Acèh, Jawoë: نڠڬرواي اچيه), is the westernmost province of Indonesia.
Antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
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Antioxidant
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.
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Assam
Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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Deep frying
Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow frying used in conventional frying done in a frying pan.
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Dimerization (chemistry)
In chemistry, dimerization is the process of joining two identical or similar molecular entities by bonds.
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Emping
Emping is a type of Indonesian chip, a bite-size snack kripik cracker, made of melinjo or belinjo (Gnetum gnemon) nuts (which are seeds).
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.
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Fiji
Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
Gnetum
Gnetum is a genus of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae within the Gnetophyta. Gnetum gnemon and Gnetum are Gnetaceae.
Gymnosperm
The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae.
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Indonesian cuisine
Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed in the archipelagic nation of Indonesia.
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Krupuk
Krupuk (Javanese) is a cracker made from starch or animal skin and other ingredients that serve as flavouring.
Leaf
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis.
Liana
A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight.
Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago is the archipelago between Mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, and is also called Insulindia or the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
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Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula is located in Mainland Southeast Asia.
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Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Mizoram
Mizoram is a state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and largest city.
Nut (fruit)
A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. Gnetum gnemon and nut (fruit) are edible nuts and seeds.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir; "king of"; Kabupaten Pidie) is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia.
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Resveratrol
Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol or polyphenol and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacteria or fungi.
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Sayur asem
Sayur asem or sayur asam is an Indonesian vegetable soup.
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, Islands of Destiny, Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is a country consisting of 21 major islands Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Santa Isabel, Choiseul, New Georgia, Kolombangara, Rennell, Vella Lavella, Vangunu, Nendo, Maramasike, Rendova, Shortland, San Jorge, Banie, Ranongga, Pavuvu, Nggela Pile and Nggela Sule, Tetepare, (which are bigger in area than 100 square kilometres) and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Strobilus
A strobilus (strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
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Tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu (République de Vanuatu; Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean.
See also
Gnetaceae
- Gnetum
- Gnetum africanum
- Gnetum cleistostachyum
- Gnetum gnemon
- Gnetum latifolium
- Gnetum luofuense
- Gnetum macrostachyum
- Gnetum urens
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnetum_gnemon
Also known as Belinjo, Melinjo, Paddy oats, Padi oats.