Talk:Gnetum africanum

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I doubt the name "Jointfir" is correct. Gnetum buchholzianum and Gnetum africanum are not trees but leafy creeping plants. They grow, for example, in the mount cameroon area. Both are together known as Eru. The leafs are used as a vegetable. The plant is harvested in the wild, cut into stripes and dried. In this form it can be kept very long and is traded even to Europe (it can be bought in Afro Shops in Germany, for example). This has resulted in overharvesting, and both species have already disappeared from some areas in the Mount Cameroon region. There are attempts to domesticate theses species to prevent their extinction (look for "Mount Cameroon Project" and "Eru" in Google. As far as I know, the term "Eru" is from the Bayangi language. Nannus 23:46, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

African Jointfir seems to be correct, as well as 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). Lycaon 22:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]