(botany) A family of dicotyledonous woody vines in the order Ranunculales distinguished by mostly alternate, simple leaves, unisexual flowers, and a dioecious habit.
Menispermaceae
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(′men·ə·spər′mās·ē′ē)
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
herbaceous or woody climbers
Synonyms: family Menispermaceae, moonseed family
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae Juss. (1789) |
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Menispermaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists. Tubocurare, a neuromuscular blocker and active ingredient in curare, is derived from plants of this family.
The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes this family and places it in the order Ranunculales, in the clade eudicots.
It is a medium sized family of 70 genera totaling 420 extant species[1], mostly of climbing plants. The great majority of the genera are tropical, but with a few (notably Menispermum and Cocculus) reaching temperate climates in eastern North America and eastern Asia.
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References
- ^ APG website
- ^ Jacques, Frédéric M.B.; Gallut, Cyril; Vignes-Lebbe, Régine; Zaragüeta i Bagils, René (2007):Resolving phylogenetic reconstruction in Menispermaceae(Ranunculales) using fossils and a novel statistical test. Taxon 56(2):379-392.
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- Menispermaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- Menispermaceae in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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