Menispermaceae
E83167
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menispermaceae canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | moonseed family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Anamirta
ⓘ
Cissampelos ⓘ Cissampelos ⓘ
surface form:
Cocculus
Menispermum ⓘ Stephania ⓘ Tinospora ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
deeply curved endosperm
ⓘ
horseshoe-shaped seeds in many species ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
some species used in traditional medicine
ⓘ
source of pharmacologically active compounds ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek words for "moon" and "seed" ⓘ |
| flowerSex |
dioecious
ⓘ
unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | small inconspicuous flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing plants
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ woody climbers ⓘ |
| habitat |
tropical forests
ⓘ
woodland margins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableChemicalConstituent | isoquinoline alkaloids ⓘ |
| notableProperty | many species are toxic ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Cocculus carolinus
ⓘ
Menispermum ⓘ
surface form:
Menispermum canadense
Stephania tetrandra ⓘ Tinospora ⓘ
surface form:
Tinospora cordifolia
|
| notableUse |
source of arrow poisons
ⓘ
source of medicinal alkaloids ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | animal-dispersed fruits ⓘ |
| seedShape |
crescent-shaped seeds
ⓘ
curved seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Menispermum ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.