Species on this page (
A =
names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
CHINESE : Gang guo mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : African gnetum.
FRENCH : Gnetum d'Afrique, Gnetum d'Afrique à feuilles comestibles.
AFRICAN LANGUAGES : Afang (Ibibio- Nigeria), Eru (Cameroon), Fumbwa (Kikongo - Congo), M'Fumbua (Angola), Fumbua (Angola), Koko (Angola, Gabon), Mfumbwa (Kikongo - Congo), Nkumu (Nfang -Libreville - Gabon), Okok (Fang - Cameroon), Ukasi (Igbo -Nigeria).
FRENCH : Gnetum de Luzon, Gnetum des Philippines.
CHINESE : Ka mai long mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : African gnetum.
FRENCH : Gnetum du Cameroon, Gnetum d'Afrique à feuilles comestibles.
AFRICAN LANGUAGES : Afang (Ibibio
- Nigeria), Eru (Cameroon), Koko (Angola, CAR, Gabon), Nkumu (Nfang -
Libreville - Gabon), Okok (Fang - Cameroon), Ukasi (Igbo -
Nigeria).
CHINESE : 球子买麻藤 Qiu zi mai ma ten.
CHINESE : Ji jian mai ma teng.
THAI : เมื่อย Mueai, เมื่อยดำ Mueai dam.
CHINESE : Jia li man dan mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Kalimantan
jointfir.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum acutum Miq. (Mansf), Gnetum vinosum Elm. (Mansf)
ASSAMESE : Ganemoe (Mansf), Genemo (Mansf).
BURMESE : Hyinbyin, Tanyin-ywe.
CHINESE : 灌状买 麻藤 Guan zhuang mai ma teng, Xian zhou mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Gnemon tree, Joint-fir spinach, Melinjo nut, Tulip (PNG.), Spanish joint-fir (USA).
FRENCH : Feuilles de gnetum, Gnetum à feuilles comestibles.
KHMER : Voë khlaèt (Mansf).
MALAY : Bago (Java) (Mansf), Belinjau (Mansf), Belinjo (Indonesia), Daun melinjo (edible leaves), Emping melinjo* (Indonesia), Melinjo (Indonesia) (Mansf), Meninjau.
RUSSIAN : Гнетум
гнемон.
TAGALOG : Bago (FAO) .
THAI : ปี แซ Peesae.
VIETNAMESE : Bét (Mansf), Gâm cây (Mansf).
* The Indonesian word "emping" means "chip" or "cracker". Sometimes foreigners apply the names "Melinjo" (correct name for this species) and "Emping melinjo" to the "plant" as well as to a derived product (chips) made from the fruit of melinjo.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum gnemon L. var. domesticum Markgraf (Mansf)
ENGLISH : Gnetum leaves, Gnetum seeds, Gnetum fruit.
THAI : Miang.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum gnemon Parl. (Mansf), Gnetum ovalifolium Poir. (Mansf), Gnetum silvestris Brogn. (Mansf)
CHINESE : Ma lai
xi ya mai ma teng.
RUSSIAN : Гнетум гнемоновидный.
CHINESE : 海南买麻藤 Hai nan mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Hainan gnetum.
FRENCH : Gnetum de Chine.
Gnetum
indicum (Lour.) Merr.
RUSSIAN : Гнетум индийский.
CHINESE :
Kuan
ye
mai
ma
teng.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum edule (Willd.) Blume (W3Trop), Gnetum funiculare Blume (GRIN)
THAI : มะม่วย Ma
muai, มะหน่วย Ma nuai,
ม่วยขาว.
CHINESE : Xi sui mai ma teng.
THAI : Mueai lueai.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum paraense Huber (BDG)
CHINESE : Ya ma xun mai ma teng.
PORTUGUESE : Ituá (Brazil).
SPANISH : Liana del
Amazonas.
CHINESE : 罗浮买麻藤 Luo fu mai ma teng, 羅浮買麻藤 Luo fu mai ma teng (Hong Kong).
CHINESE : Da sui mai ma teng.
THAI : ม่วย Muai
เมื่อย Mueai, เมื่อยดูก
Mueai duk,
เมื่อยเลือด Mueai lueat.
CHINESE : Xiao zi mai ma teng.
THAI : เมื่อยนก Mueai nok.
CHINESE : 买麻藤 Mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Common jointfir.
RUSSIAN : Гнетум горный.
THAI : มะม่วย
Ma muai (Chiang Mai), มะเมื่อย
Ma
mueai
(Chiang
Mai),
ม่วย Muai,
เมื่อย Mueai.
FRENCH : Gnetum de Borneo de l 'Est.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum amazonicum Tulasne (BDG), Gnetum cruzianum Gleason (BDG), Gnetum oblongifolium Huber (BDG)
CHINESE : Ba xi mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Amazonian jointfir, Brazil jointfir.
PORTUGUESE : Ituá (Brazil).
SPANISH : Liana del Amazonas.
CHINESE : Ju yuan ye mai ma teng.
FRENCH : Gnetum des iles Mentawi, Gnetum de Sumatra.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum microstachyum Bentham ex Tulasne (BDG)
CHINESE : Ge lun bi ya mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Brazil jointfir, Colombian jointfir.
FRENCH : Gnetum de Colombie.
PORTUGUESE : Ituá (Brazil).
SPANISH : Liana del Amazonas.
ENGLISH : Amazonian jointfir, Venezuelan jointfir.
PORTUGUESE : Ituá (Brazil).
SPANISH : Liana del Amazonas.
FRENCH : Gnetum de Pahang, Gnetum de Malaisie.
CHINESE : Bao ye mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Thin-leaved jointfir.
THAI : เมื่อยนก Mueai nok.
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum edule (Willd.) Blume, Thoa edulis Willd. (W3Trop)
CHINESE : Yin du mai ma teng.
ENGLISH : Gnemon tree (India), India jointfir.
HINDI : Awaiting feedback.
MARATHI : Kumbal (Goa).
SYNONYM(S) : Gnetum leyboldii Tulasne var. woodsonianum Markgr. (Earl) (BDG) (W3Trop) , Gnetum melinonii Benoist (BDG), Gnetum thoa Brongn. (BDG), Thoa urens Aubl. (BDG)
FRENCH : Thoa piquant (French Guiana).
CHINESE : Da zi mai ma teng.
PORTUGUESE : Ituá (Brazil).
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South Pacifique Commission, 1983 - 1995, Commission du Pacifique Sud - Services de Santé Publique - Aliments du Pacifique Sud. Nouméa. Version Numérique de la F.A.O. Fiche N° 6 - Edition revue, 1995 - Les plantes à feuilles vertes. < http://www.fao.org/WAIRdocs/x5425f/x5425f00.htm#Contents >.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?gnetum (05 August 2004). (GRIN)
Woot-Tsuen Wu Leung et al, 1968, FOOD COMPOSITION TABLE FOR USE IN AFRICA . Research Project Sponsored Jointly by U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, Nutrition Program, Bethesda-Maryland-USA & Food Consumption and Planning Branch, Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, Italy. APPENDIX 4 - INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF EDIBLE PLANTS < http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6877E/X6877E23.htm >. (FAO)
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