Menispermum

E321003
plant genus plant species taxon

Menispermum is a small genus of twining, woody vines commonly known as moonseeds, noted for their crescent-shaped seeds and often toxic properties.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Menispermum canonical 3
Menispermum canadense 2
Caprifolium 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
Ranunculales ⓘ
surface form: Ranunculales sensu lato
climbingMechanism twining stems ⓘ
commonName Akebia ⓘ
surface form: Asian moonseed

Canadian moonseed ⓘ
moonseed ⓘ
contains alkaloids ⓘ
describedAs small genus ⓘ
dispersal animal-dispersed fruits ⓘ
family Menispermaceae ⓘ
flowerSex dioecious ⓘ
flowerType small unisexual flowers ⓘ
fruitType drupe ⓘ
genus Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
growthForm twining climber ⓘ
woody vine ⓘ
habitat riverbanks ⓘ
thickets ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasSpecies Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Menispermum canadense

Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Menispermum dauricum
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafType simple ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
nativeTo East Asia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
notableFeature crescent-shaped endocarp in seed ⓘ
toxic resemblance of fruits to edible grapes ⓘ
order Ranunculales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers and seeds ⓘ
risk poisoning if ingested ⓘ
seedShape crescent-shaped ⓘ
moon-shaped ⓘ
stemType liana ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
toxicity often toxic ⓘ
usedIn traditional medicine (with caution) ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menispermaceae → containsGenus → Menispermum ⓘ
Menispermaceae → typeGenus → Menispermum ⓘ
Menispermaceae → notableSpecies → Menispermum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menispermum canadense
Caprifoliaceae → notableGenus → Menispermum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caprifolium
Menispermum → hasSpecies → Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menispermum canadense
Menispermum → hasSpecies → Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menispermum dauricum
Menispermum → genus → Menispermum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Menispermum canadense