Contains 4 genera and 4 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
MENISPERMACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
RANUNCULALES
MENISPERMACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calycocarpum | CUPSEED | 1 | ||
| Cissampelos | CISSAMPELOS | 1 | ||
| Cocculus | CORALBEAD | 1 | ||
| Menispermum | MOONSEED | 1 |
Identification Key
1. Shrubs, glabrous
1. Vines, glabrous to pubescent
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2. Leaves peltate (at least some, sometimes only 1 mm of blade tissue surrounding the petiole), the blade with 7-9 primary veins arising from the petiole point of attachment, the lower surface glabrate; stamens 12-36
2. Leaves usually not peltate, the blade with 3-7 primary veins at the blade base, the lower surface usually puberulent, pilose, to tomentose (at least on the veins); stamens 4-12
3
3. Leaf blade reniform to orbicular; inflorescence with foliaceous bracts 3-15 mm long; pistillate sepal 1, petal 1, pistil 1; staminate sepals 4, petals 4, connate, stamen filaments fused, anthers 1-locular; fruit pubescent
3. Leaf blade ovate, cordate, or lobed; inflorescence with minute, scale-like bracts to 1.5 mm long; pistillate and staminate sepals 6-9, petals distinct when present, stamen filaments distinct, anthers 2-4-locular, pistils 2-6; fruit glabrous
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4. Leaf blades obscurely to deeply lobed, the lobe tip obtuse to acuminate; petals absent or vestigial; stamens 12; carpels 3; fruit ca. 20 mm long, the endocarp hollow on the upper side and cup-shaped
4. Leaf blade unlobed to obscurely lobed, the lobe tips rounded to obtuse; petals 6; stamens 6; carpels 6; fruit 6-8 mm long, the endocarp laterally flattened and coiled