Menispermaceae
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Menispermaceae is a family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the 'tube curare' form of the dart poison curare, is derived from the So
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Menispermum canadense, foliage and flowers. Frick Park, Pittsburgh.
Chondrodendron tomentosum : Coloured plate from Bentley and Trimen's Medicinal Plants
Menispermum
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Menispermum is a small genus of deciduous climbing woody vines in the moonseed family. Plants in this genus have small dioecious flowers, and clusters of small grape-like drupes. The name, moonseed, c
Menispermaceae
…pairs. Stephania japonica has eleven pairs. Cissampelos pareira has twenty-two pairs. Rhigiocarya racemifera has twelve pairs. Penianthus camerounensis, Menispermum, Sinomenium, and Cocculus are tetraploid, with fifty-two pairs of chromosomes. Cocculus carolinus and Cocculus orbiculatus are hexaploid. It is thought…
Menispermum canadense fruit seed
Menispermum dauricum in flower, Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East