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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Menispermaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Menispermaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Ranunculopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xxvi, 96. 12 Aug 1843.       Subclassis  Ranunculidae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 235. 1992.       SuperOrdo  Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Menispermales Bromhead pub. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 25: 132. Jul 1838.       Familia  Menispermaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 284. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Moonseeds

Named members of the Family Menispermaceae

1	Genus  Abuta Aubl.
2	Genus  Adeliopsis Benth. syn. Hypserpa Miers
3	Genus  Albertisia Becc.
4	Genus  Anamirta Colebr.
5	Genus  Anisocycla Baill.
6	Tribus  Anomospermeae Miers pub. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 36. Jan 1851.
	7    Genus  Anomospermum Miers pub. (1851)
8	Genus  Antizoma Miers
9	Genus  Arcangelisia Becc.
10	Genus  Aspidocarya Hook.f. & Thomson
11	Genus  Batania Hatus. syn. Pycnarrhena Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
12	Genus  Beirnaertia Louis ex Troupin
13	Genus  Borismene Barneby
14	Tribus  Burasaieae Endl. pub. Gen. Pl. Suppl. 5: 25. 1850.
	15    Genus  Burasaia Thouars pub. (1806)
16	Genus  Calycocarpum Nutt. ex Spach common name: calycocarpum
17	Genus  Carronia F.Muell.
18	Genus  Caryomene Barneby & Krukoff
19	Subfamilia  Chasmantheroideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 574. Nov 1880.
	20    Tribus  Chasmanthereae Baill. pub. Hist. Pl. 3: 23, 38. Jan-Jun 1871.   21    Genus  Chasmanthera Hochst. pub. (1844)
22	Genus  Chlaenandra Miq.
23	Genus  Chondrodendron Ruiz & Pav.
24	Genus  Cionomene Krukoff
25	Subfamilia  Cissampelidoideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 576. Nov 1880.
	26    Tribus  Cissampelideae Hook.f. & Thomson pub. Fl. Ind. 1: 176, 194. 1-19 Jul 1855.   27    Subtribus  Cissampelidinae Miers pub. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13: 13. Jan 1864.   28    Genus  Cissampelos L. pub. (1753) common name: cissampelos
29	Subfamilia  Cocculoideae Kostel. pub. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 495. Jan-Jun 1833.
	30    Tribus  Cocculeae Hook.f. & Thomson pub. Fl. Ind. 1: 176, 186. 1-19 Jul 1855.   31    Genus  Cocculus DC. pub. (1817) common name: coralbead
32	Tribus  Coscinieae Hook.f. & Thomson pub. Fl. Ind. 1: 176, 177. 1-19 Jul 1855.
	33    Genus  Coscinium Colebr. pub. (1821)
34	Genus  Curarea Barneby & Krukoff
35	Genus  Cyclea Arn. ex Wight
36	Genus  Dialytheca Exell & Mendonca
37	Genus  Dioscoreophyllum Engl. common name: dioscoreophyllum
38	Genus  Diploclisia Miers
39	Genus  Disciphania Eichler
40	Genus  Echinostephia (Diels) Domin
41	Genus  Elephantomene Barneby & Krukoff
42	Genus  Eleutharrhena Forman
43	Genus  Elissarrhena Miers syn. Anomospermum Miers
44	Genus  Epinetrum Hiern syn. Albertisia Becc.
45	Genus  Fawcettia F.Muell. syn. Tinospora Miers
46	Genus  Fibraurea Lour. common name: fibraurea
47	Genus  Gamopoda Baker syn. Rhaptonema Miers
48	Genus  Glossopholis Pierre syn. Tiliacora Colebr.
49	Genus  Haematocarpus Miers
50	Genus  Hyalosepalum Troupin syn. Tinospora Miers
51	Genus  Hyperbaena Miers ex Benth.
52	Tribus  Hypserpeae Miers pub. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13: 12. Jan 1864.
	53    Genus  Hypserpa Miers pub. (1851)
54	Genus  Jateorhiza Miers common name: jateorhiza
55	Genus  Kolobopetalum Engl.
56	Genus  Legnephora Miers
57	Genus  Leptoterantha Louis ex Troupin
58	Genus  Limaciopsis Engl.
59	Genus  Macrococculus Becc.
60	Subfamilia  Menispermoideae Arn. in Wight & Arn. pub. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 11. 10 Oct 1834.
	61    Tribus  Menispermeae DC. pub. Syst. Nat. 1: 510, 511. 1-15 Nov 1817.   62    Subtribus  Menisperminae Miers pub. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13: 123. Feb 1864.   63    Genus  Menispermum L. pub. (1753) common name: moonseed
64	Genus  Miersiophyton Engl. syn. Rhigiocarya Miers
65	Genus  Odontocarya Miers
66	Genus  Orthogynium Baill.
67	Genus  Orthomene Barneby & Krukoff
68	Subfamilia  Pachygonoideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 573. Nov 1880.
	69    Tribus  Pachygoneae Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson pub. Fl. Ind. 1: 176, 202. 1-19 Jul 1855.   70    Genus  Pachygone Miers pub. (1851)
71	Genus  Parabaena Miers
72	Genus  Parapachygone Forman
73	Genus  Penianthus Miers
74	Genus  Pericampylus Miers
75	Genus  Perichasma Miers syn. Stephania Lour.
76	Genus  Platytinospora (Engl.) Diels
77	Genus  Pleogyne Miers
78	Genus  Pselium Lour. pub. (1790)
79	Genus  Pycnarrhena Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
80	Genus  Pycnostylis Pierre syn. Triclisia Benth.
81	Genus  Rameya Baill. syn. Triclisia Benth.
82	Genus  Rhaptonema Miers
83	Genus  Rhigiocarya Miers
84	Genus  Sarcolophium Troupin
85	Genus  Sarcopetalum F.Muell.
86	Genus  Sciadotenia Miers
87	Genus  Sinomenium Diels
88	Genus  Somphoxylon Eichler syn. Odontocarya Miers
89	Genus  Sphenocentrum Pierre
90	Genus  Spirospermum Thouars
91	Genus  Stephania Lour.
92	Genus  Strychnopsis Baill.
93	Genus  Synandropus A.C.Sm.
94	Genus  Synclisia Benth.
95	Genus  Syntriandrium Engl.
96	Genus  Syrrheonema Miers
97	Genus  Taubertia K.Schum. ex Taub. syn. Disciphania Eichler
98	Genus  Telitoxicum Moldenke
99	Tribus  Tiliacoreae Miers pub. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 36. Jan 1851.
	100    Subtribus  Tiliacorinae Prantl in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 2: 83. Jul 1888.   101    Genus  Tiliacora Colebr. pub. (1821)
102	Genus  Tinomiscium Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
103	Tribus  Tinosporeae Hook.f. & Thomson pub. Fl. Ind. 1: 176, 179. 1-19 Jul 1855.
	104    Genus  Tinospora Miers pub. (1851)
105	Genus  Triclisia Benth.
106	Genus  Tripodandra Baill. syn. Rhaptonema Miers
107	Genus  Tylopetalum Barneby & Krukoff syn. Sciadotenia Miers
108	Genus  Ungulipetalum Moldenke
109	Genus  Zenkerophytum Engl. ex Diels syn. Syrrheonema Miers

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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