Menispermaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Moonseed Family.
A family of about 72 genera and 450 species, vines, shrubs, trees, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas. Classification of subfamilies and clades follows Ortiz et al. (2016).
ID notes: The flowers are unisexual and plants dioecious.
References: Hoot et al. (2009); Kessler (1993b) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Lian et al. (2020); Rhodes (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Wang et al. (2009). Show full citations.
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