F.Y.B.Sc. Sem-I, Paper No-II (2019-20) Gymnosperm : Gnetum Dr. R.P. Jadhav, GKG College, Kolhapur 1. Distribution of Gnetum: Gnetum, represented by about 40 species is confined to the tropical and humid regions of the world. Nearly all species, except G. microcarpum, occur below an altitude of 1500 metres. Five species (Gnetum contractum, G. gnemon, G. montanum, G. ula and G. latifolium) have been reported from India (Fig. 13.1). Gnetum ula is the most commonly occurring species of India. Gnetum species occur in India in the following regions: Gnetumula: It is a woody climber having branches with swollen nodes. It is found in Western Ghats near Khandala, forests of Kerala, Nilgiris, Godawari district of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Gnetum contractum: A scandent shrub growing in Kerala, Nilgiri Hills and Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. Gnetum gnemon: A s