Gnetum edule (Willd.) BlumeGnetaceae (gnetum family) Gnetum scandensNAY-tum -- from local name gnemon of the plant, Ternate island, Malay archipelagoSKAN-dens -- climbing or sprawlingcommonly known as: monkey's bridge, joint fir Kannada: navuru katte, kodkamballi Malayalam: karuththa ootal, oolan valli Marathi: umbli Tamil: anapendu, peiodal Telugu: apajuttili, kaloi, loluga tige, luliti Distribution: tropical regions of Africa and Asia ?References: Flowers of IndiaForest Flora of Andhra PradeshENVIS - FRLHTFurther Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar