Moonseed
Botanical name: Menispermaceae
Moonseed
Botanical name: Menispermaceae
Species of Moonseed
Cissampelos
Hypserpa
Cyclea
Cyclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae.
Moonseeds
Moonseeds are deciduous woody vines that produce small flowers and grape-like berry clusters. Their seeds resemble a crescent moon, which is why the genus name Menispermum, which translates as "moonseed," was given. All parts of moonseeds are poisonous, with childrens' deaths having occurred from fruit ingestion. Despite this, they are sometimes grown as ornamentals.
Pericampylus
Pachygone
Tinomiscium
Albertisia
Stephania
They are herbaceous perennial vines growing to around 4 m tall, with a large, woody caudex. The leaves are arranged spirally on the stem, and are peltate, with the leaf petiole attached near the centre of the leaf. The anthers are arranged in a crown like manner. There are about 45 species in the genus stephania, native to the Far East and Australasia.
Arcangelisia
Fibraurea
Sinomenium
Sinomenium contains only one known species, native to China, northern India, Nepal, Japan, and northern Thailand.
Diploclisia
Moonseeds
Moonseeds comprise a small genus of woody vines and shrubs. The common name - moonseed - is also shared by the closely related genus Menispermum, causing some confusion. The berries are small and round, but their color varies among individual species. The leaves are mostly heart-shaped. Moonseeds are almost exclusively wild plants.
Parabaena
Tinospora
Tinospora are tropical and subtropical succulent climbing vines or, rarely, shrubs. They are notable for growing on host trees and sending down their long, aerial roots. Also, they produce separate male and female flowers of different morphology.
Scientific Classification
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