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Menispermaceae - Moonseed family
Literature
Troupin, G. (1960) Menispermaceae FZ 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. |
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Links to genera: (10)
| Genus | Content |
| Albertisia Becc. | |
| Anisocyla Baill. | Description |
| Cissampelos L. | Description |
| Cocculus DC. | Description, Image |
| Dioscoreophyllum Engl. | Description, Image |
| Jateorhiza Miers | Description, Image |
| Stephania Lour. | Description |
| Tiliacora Colebr. | Description, Image |
| Tinospora Miers | Description |
| Triclisia Benth. |
Other sources of information about Menispermaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for MenispermaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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