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Menispermaceae - Moonseed family
Troupin, G. (1960) Menispermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Description of the family
Dioecious trailing herbs, climbers or lianes. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, simple, sometimes peltate, entire or lobed, petiolate. Inflorescence various, many-flowered. Flowers small, unisexual, actinomorphic. Male flowers: sepals (1-)3-12(-many); petals 1-6, free or connate or 0; stamens 3-6 or indefinite. Female flowers: sepals and petals generally as male; staminodes may be present; carpels (1-)3-6(-many), free; ovules 2. Fruiting carpels drupe-like. Seeds often curved or horseshoe-shaped. Worldwide: 72 genera and 450 species, tropical and warm areas, with few temperate. Malawi: 8 genera and 10 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Cissampelos L. | Description, Image |
| Cocculus DC. | Description |
| Dioscoreophyllum Engl. | Description |
| Jateorhiza Miers | Description, Image |
| Stephania Lour. | Description |
| Tiliacora Colebr. | Description |
| Tinospora Miers | Description, Image |
| Triclisia Benth. | Description |
Other sources of information about Menispermaceae:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: MenispermaceaeFlora of Caprivi: Menispermaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Menispermaceae
Flora of Zambia: Menispermaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Menispermaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MenispermaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Menispermaceae
Wikipedia: Menispermaceae
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