''Gnetum latifolium'' is an evergreen plant in the family

Gnetaceae ''Gnetum'' is a genus of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae within the Gnetophyta. They are tropical evergreen trees, shrubs and lianas. Unlike other gymnosperms, they possess vessel elements in the xylem. Some species have been ...

with a broad distribution across

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. Although some of its habitat is threatened by logging and forest conversion to crops, its broad distribution afforded it an assessment of "least concern" according to

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. Several varieties are accepted: * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''latifolium'' * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''funiculare'' Markgr. * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''laxifrutescens'' (Elmer) Markgr. * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''longipes'' (Markgr.) T.H.Nguyên * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''macropodum'' (Kurz) Markgr. * ''Gnetum latifolium'' var. ''minus'' (Foxw.) Markgr.

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