Menispermaceae is the
botanical nameA botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if the plant is a cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
for a
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists.
TubocurareCurare is a common name for various arrow poisons originating from South America. The three main types of curare are:* tubocurare...
, a neuromuscular blocker and active ingredient in
curareCurare is a common name for various arrow poisons originating from South America. The three main types of curare are:* tubocurare...
, is derived from plants of this family.
The
APG II systemA modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in*Angiosperm Phylogeny Group . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical...
, of 2003 (unchanged from the
APG systemA modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG system of plant classification was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The system is unusual in being based, not on total evidence, but on the cladistic analysis of the DNA sequences of three genes, two chloroplast genes and one gene...
, of 1998), also recognizes this family and places it in the order
RanunculalesRanunculales is an order of flowering plants. Of necessity it contains the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family.The APG system and the APG II system both recognize the order and place it among the basal eudicots, not assigned to a further clade...
, in the clade
eudicotsEudicots and Eudicotyledons are terms introduced by Doyle & Hotton to refer to a group of flowering plants that had been called "tricolpates" or "non-Magnoliid dicots" by previous authors. The term means, literally, "true dicotyledons" as it contains the majority of plants that have been...
.
It is a medium sized family of several dozen
generaIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
and a few hundred
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
, mostly of climbing plants.
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Menispermaceae is the
botanical nameA botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if the plant is a cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
for a
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists.
TubocurareCurare is a common name for various arrow poisons originating from South America. The three main types of curare are:* tubocurare...
, a neuromuscular blocker and active ingredient in
curareCurare is a common name for various arrow poisons originating from South America. The three main types of curare are:* tubocurare...
, is derived from plants of this family.
The
APG II systemA modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in*Angiosperm Phylogeny Group . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical...
, of 2003 (unchanged from the
APG systemA modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG system of plant classification was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The system is unusual in being based, not on total evidence, but on the cladistic analysis of the DNA sequences of three genes, two chloroplast genes and one gene...
, of 1998), also recognizes this family and places it in the order
RanunculalesRanunculales is an order of flowering plants. Of necessity it contains the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family.The APG system and the APG II system both recognize the order and place it among the basal eudicots, not assigned to a further clade...
, in the clade
eudicotsEudicots and Eudicotyledons are terms introduced by Doyle & Hotton to refer to a group of flowering plants that had been called "tricolpates" or "non-Magnoliid dicots" by previous authors. The term means, literally, "true dicotyledons" as it contains the majority of plants that have been...
.
It is a medium sized family of several dozen
generaIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
and a few hundred
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
, mostly of climbing plants. The great majority of the genera are tropical, but with a few (notably
MenispermumMenispermum is a small genus of deciduous climbing woody vines in the moonseed family . Plants in this genus have small dioecious flowers, and clusters of small grape-like drupes. The name, moonseed , comes from the shape of the seed, which resembles a crescent moon...
and
CocculusCocculus is a genus of 11 species of woody vines and shrubs, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of North America, Asia and Africa...
) reaching temperate climates in eastern
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
and eastern
AsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.Asia is traditionally defined as part of the...
.
Selected genera
- Abuta
Abuta is a genus in the flowering plant family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America.-Description:...
- Albertisia
- Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of woody vines, native to southern Asia.Species*Anamirta cocculus *Anamirta jucunda Miers *Anamirta lemniscata Miers *Anamirta lourieri Pierre...
- Anisocycla
- Anomospermum
Anomospermum is a genus of flowering plant in the Menispermaceae family. It consists of six species from tropical America.-External links:...
- Antizoma
- Arcangelisia
- Aspidocarya
- Beirnaertia
- Borismene
- Burasaia
- Calycocarpum
- Carronia
- Caryomene
- Chasmanthera
- Chlaenandra
- Chondrodendron
- Cionomene
- Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae.Cissampelos pareira is used in Chinese herbology, where it is called xí shēng téng or . The species is also known as abuta and is also called laghu patha in Ayurvedic medicine...
- Cocculus
Cocculus is a genus of 11 species of woody vines and shrubs, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of North America, Asia and Africa...
- Coscinium
- Curarea
- Cyclea
- Dialytheca
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Dioscoreophyllum Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.Species*Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell*Dioscoreophyllum oligotrichum Diels...
Dahuricum D.C.
Diploclisia
Disciphania
Echinostephia
Elephantomene
Eleutharrhena
Fibraurea
Haematocarpus
HyperbaenaHyperbaena is a genus of plant in family Menispermaceae. It contains the following species :* Hyperbaena allenii, Standl.* Hyperbaena jalcomulcensis, E. Pérez & Cast.-Campos* Hyperbaena prioriana, Miers...
Hypserpa
Jateorhiza
Kolobopetalum
Legnephora
Leptoterantha
LimaciaLimacia is a genus of dorid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.-Taxonomy :Species within the genus Limacia include:* Limacia clavigera ...
Limaciopsis
Macrococculus
MenispermumMenispermum is a small genus of deciduous climbing woody vines in the moonseed family . Plants in this genus have small dioecious flowers, and clusters of small grape-like drupes. The name, moonseed , comes from the shape of the seed, which resembles a crescent moon...
OdontocaryaOdontocarya is a plant genus in the family Menispermaceae....
Orthogynium
Orthomene
Pachygone
Parabaena
Penianthus
Pericampylus |
Platytinospora
Pleogyne
Pycnarrhena
Rhaptonema
Rhigiocarya
Sarcolophium
Sarcopetalum which includes the Pearl Vine
Sciadotenia
Sinomenium
Sphenocentrum
Spirospermum
Stephania Stephania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia and Australasia. They are herbaceous perennial vines growing to around four metres tall, with a large, woody caudex. The leaves are arranged spirally on the stem, and are peltate, with the...
Strychnopsis
Synandropus
Synclisia
Syntriandrium
Syrrheonema
Telitoxicum
TiliacoraTiliacora is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of 22 species. 19 species are found in Africa and 3 in Asia....
Tinomiscium
Tinospora
TriclisiaTriclisia is a genus of plant in family Menispermaceae.-Species:It contains the following species :* Triclisia lanceolata, Troupin* Triclisia macrophylla, Oliv....
Ungulipetalum |
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