Tags: Gnetophytes.
Gnetum is a genus of about 30-35 species of gymnosperms the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae and order Gnetales. They are tropical evergreen trees shrubs and lianas. Unlike other gymnosperms they possess vessel elements in the xylem. Some species have been proposed to have been the first plants to be insect pollinated as their fossils occur in association with the extinct pollinating scorpionflies.
