Menispermaceae

This list of genera was made in January 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, and Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Lian et al. 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2024. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Abuta Aubl.
Albertisia Becc.Epinetrum Hiern
Anamirta Colebr.
Anisocycla Baill.
Anomospermum MiersOrthomene Barneby & Krukoff
Antizoma Miers
Arcangelisia Becc.
Aspidocarya Hook.f. & Thomson
Borismene Barneby
Botryodiscia (Lour.) Lian Lian & Wei Wang (prev. under Stephania Lour.)
Calycocarpum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Caryomene Barneby & Krukoff
Cebatha Forssk. (pev. under Cocculus DC.)
Chasmanthera Hochst.
Chondrodendron Ruiz & Pav.Detandra Miers
Cissampelos L.
Cocculus DC.
Coscinium Colebr.
Curarea Barneby & Krukoff
Cyclea Arn. ex WightPeraphora Miers
Desmonema MiersTinospora Miers
Detandra MiersChondrodendron Ruiz & Pav.
Dioscoreophyllum Engl.
Diploclisia Miers
Disciphania Eichler
Elissarrhena Miers (prev. under Anomospermum Miers)
Epinetrum HiernAlbertisia Becc.
Fibraurea Lour.
Heptacyclum Engl.Penianthus Miers
Hyalosepalum Troupin (prev. under Tinospora Miers)
Hyperbaena Miers ex Benth.
Hypserpa Miers (prev. under Limacia Lour.)
Jateorhiza Miers
Limacia Lour.
Limaciopsis Engl.
Macrococculus Becc.
Menispermum L.
Miersiophyton Engl.Rhigiocarya Miers
Nephroia Lour. (prev. under Cocculus DC.)
Odontocarya Miers
Orthomene Barneby & KrukoffAnomospermum Miers
Pachygone Miers
Parabaena Miers
Penianthus MiersHeptacyclum Engl.
Peraphora MiersCyclea Arn. ex Wight
Pericampylus Miers
Perichasma Miers (prev. under Stephania Lour.)
Pycnarrhena Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Rameya Baill.Triclisia Benth.
Rhigiocarya MiersMiersiophyton Engl.
Rupertiella Wei Wang & R.Ortiz (prev. under Anomospermum Miers)
Sarcopetalum F.Muell.
Sciadotenia Miers
Sphenocentrum Pierre
Spirospermum Thouars
Stephania Lour.
Synclisia Benth.
Syntriandrum Engl.
Syrrheonema Miers
Tiliacora Colebr.
Tinomiscium Miers
Tinospora MiersDesmonema Miers
Triclisia Benth.Rameya Baill.

References

  • Lian, L., Ortiz, R.D.C., Jabbour, F., Zhang, C., Xiang, X., Erst, A.S., Gao, T., Chen, Z.,Wang, W. (2020). Phylogeny and biogeography of Pachygoneae (Menispermaceae), with consideration of the boreotropical flora hypothesis and resurrection of the genera Cebatha and Nephroia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 148, 106825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106825
  • Lian, L., Peng, H.W., Erst, A.S., Ortiz, R.D.C., Jabbour, F., Chen, Z.D., Wang, W. (2024). Bayesian tip-dated phylogeny and biogeography of Cissampelideae (Menispermaceae): Mitigating the effects of homoplastic morphological characters. Cladistics, 40(4), 391-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12573
  • Lian, L., Peng, H.W., Ortiz, R.D.C., Jabbour, F., Gao, T.G., Erst, A.S., Chen, Z. D., Wang, W. (2023). Phylogeny and biogeography of Tiliacoreae (Menispermaceae), a tribe restricted to tropical rainforests. Annals of Botany, 131(4), 685-695. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad023
  • Lian, L., Xiang, K., Ortiz, R.D.C., Wang, W. (2019). A multi-locus phylogeny for the Neotropical Anomospermeae (Menispermaceae): Implications for taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 136, 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.006
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Stephania Lour. © Jia-Hao Shen