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Description
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Family Menispermaceae
Genera ca. 78, species ca. 525 (4 genera, 5 sp: widespread in temperate and tropical regions .[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Ranunculidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Ranunculanae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Ranunculales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Menispermaceae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- moonseeds
- Tribe:
Anomospermeae
()
- Genus:
Abuta
()
- Aublet, 1775
- Specific epithet:
convexa
- Diels
- Botanical name: - Abuta convexa Diels
- Specific epithet:
convexa
- Diels
- Genus:
Abuta
(
- Tribe:
Anomospermeae
(
- Family:
Menispermaceae
(
- Order:
Ranunculales
(
- Superorder:
Ranunculanae
(
- Subclass:
Ranunculidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Cissampelos convexa Vell.
Notes
Publishing author : Diels Publication : Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 94: 193 1910
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Abuta
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Further Reading
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- Diels, F. L. E. 1910. Menispermaceae. In: H. G. A. Engler, ed. 1900-1953. Das Pflanzenreich.... 107 vols. Berlin. Vol. 46[IV,94], pp. 334-345.
- Ernst, W. R. 1964. The genera of Berberidaceae, Lardizabalaceae, and Menispermaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 45: 1-35.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 15, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3478414
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15624516
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580049-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 141-2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1086182
Footnotes
- Donald G. Rhodes "Menispermaceae". in Flora of North America Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
