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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 Burundi: Menispermaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Menispermaceae
Flora of the DRC: Menispermaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Menispermaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Menispermaceae
Flora of Zambia: Menispermaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Menispermaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Menispermaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MenispermaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Menispermaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Menispermaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Menispermaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Menispermaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Menispermaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Menispermaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Menispermaceae
Wikipedia: Menispermaceae
Plants of the World Online: Menispermaceae
Tropicos: Menispermaceae
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