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 under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Abuta Aubl. | ||
| Albertisia Becc. | Epinetrum Hiern | |
| Anamirta Colebr. | ||
| Anisocycla Baill. | ||
| Anomospermum Miers | Orthomene 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 Wight | Peraphora Miers | |
| Desmonema Miers | Tinospora Miers | |
| Detandra Miers | Chondrodendron Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Dioscoreophyllum Engl. | ||
| Diploclisia Miers | ||
| Disciphania Eichler | ||
| Elissarrhena Miers (prev. under Anomospermum Miers) | ||
| Epinetrum Hiern | Albertisia 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 & Krukoff | Anomospermum Miers | |
| Pachygone Miers | ||
| Parabaena Miers | ||
| Penianthus Miers | Heptacyclum Engl. | |
| Peraphora Miers | Cyclea Arn. ex Wight | |
| Pericampylus Miers | ||
| Perichasma Miers (prev. under Stephania Lour.) | ||
| Pycnarrhena Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson | ||
| Rameya Baill. | Triclisia Benth. | |
| Rhigiocarya Miers | Miersiophyton 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 Miers | Desmonema 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