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Ancistrocladus
Sign in to saveAncistrocladus is a genus of woody lianas in the monotypic family Ancistrocladaceae. The branches climb by twining other stems or by scrambling with hooked tips. They are found in the tropics of the Old World.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAncistrocladaceae
钩枝藤科（學名：Ancistrocladaceae）是被子植物的一個科，旗下只有 钩枝藤属（學名：Ancistrocladus）這一個藤本植物的属，包括12-20個物种。 本科物種只見於舊世界。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 113
- With media
- 94
- Family
- Ancistrocladaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, MICH, MNHN, CM, MO, CINC
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Indonesia, Liberia, Laos, Thailand, Gabon, Nigeria, Netherlands
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Description
- Distribution
- Medicinal potential
- Species
- References
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Ancistrocladus is a genus of woody lianas in the monotypic family Ancistrocladaceae. The branches climb by twining other stems or by scrambling with hooked tips. They are found in the tropics of the Old World.
==Classification== The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots.
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