Menispermaceae

Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek mene 'crescent moon' and sperma 'seed') is a family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the 'tube curare' form of the dart poison curare, is derived from the South American liana Chondrodendron tomentosum, which belongs to this family. Several other South American genera belonging to the family have been used to prepare the 'pot' and 'calabash' forms of curare. The family contains 81 genera with some 440 species, which are distributed throughout low-lying tropical area

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Menispermum (moonseed) is a small genus of deciduous climbing woody vines in the moonseed family (Menispermaceae). 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. The word Menispermum is derived from the Greek words μήν (mēn), meaning (crescent) moon, and σπέρμα (sperma) meaning seed. The common name moonseed is also applied to some other species in the related genus Cocculus.

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Abuta is a genus in the flowering plant family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America.

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Cissampelos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. Various species of this genus have a history of use in various traditions of herbal medicine. Moreover, many of these plants were used as curare applied as arrow poison during hunting.

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Anamirta is a genus of woody vines in the family of Menispermaceae, native to southern Asia. It has a single extant species, which is Anamirta cocculus.

Fibraurea is an Asian plant genus in the family Menispermaceae.

Jateorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and Mauritius.

Arcangelisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Kolobopetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Tinomiscium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Albertisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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Penianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Diploclisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Anomospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It consists of five species from tropical America, ranging from Nicaragua to southern Brazil. ==Species== Anomospermum andersonii Anomospermum chloranthum Anomospermum matogrossense Anomospermum reticulatum Anomospermum steyermarkii

Pericampylus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Telitoxicum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Limaciopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Chasmanthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Chondrodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Disciphania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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Orthomene is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Rhaptonema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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Parabaena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Sciadotenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Syrrheonema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.

Burasaia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Hyperbaena is a genus of plants in family Menispermaceae. It includes 23 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Cuba and southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.

Odontocarya is a plant genus in the family Menispermaceae. It includes 38 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

Rhigiocarya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Curarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, found in tropical parts of Central and South America. They are dioecious lianas, with at least some species producing toxic compounds such as curare.

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Antizoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Caryomene is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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Anisocycla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It includes three species of lianas and climbing shrubs native to southeastern tropical Africa (Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe) and Madagascar. Anisocycla blepharosepala Anisocycla grandidieri Anisocycla linearis

Sinomenium is a genus of plant in family Menispermaceae first described as a genus in 1910. It contains only one known species, Sinomenium acutum, native to China, northern India, Nepal, Japan, northern Thailand, and also Korea.

Eleutharrhena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Dialytheca is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Dialytheca gossweileri.

Sarcopetalum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Sarcopetalum harveyanum F.Muell. Its native range is New Guinea to Eastern and Southeastern Australia.

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Synclisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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Legnephora is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of five climbing species, found in Malesia and Australia. The name comes from ancient Greek, referring to a feature of the fruit anatomy being “border bearing”.

Platytinospora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Platytinospora buchholzii.

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Syntriandrium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

Macrococculus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Macrococculus pomifer.

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