| Hyalosepalum | |
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| Hyalosepalum afrum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Hyalosepalum Troupin [1] |
| Species [2] | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Hyalosepalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. [2]
Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa and Madagascar. [2]
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 South American liana Chondrodendron tomentosum. Several other South American genera belonging to the family have been used to prepare the 'pot' and 'calabash' forms of curare. The family contains 78 genera with some 440 species, which are distributed throughout low-lying tropical areas with some species present in temperate and arid regions.
Julbernardia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes ten species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Nigeria to Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. They are medium-sized trees.
Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass. They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island. They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
Exotheca is a monotypic genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Michelsonia is a genus of tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, where it is classified in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Michelsonia microphylla. It is native to the tropical rain forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The wood is used locally for construction work.
Gilgiochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Hubbardochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. It was named after British botanist Charles Edward Hubbard (1900–1980). The only known species is Hubbardochloa gracilis, native to Rwanda, Burundi, and Zambia.
Englerophytum is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
Orestias is a genus of orchids. It has 4 known species, all native to central Africa, including the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.
Tinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized. Species generally send down long aerial roots from host trees. They have corky or papery bark. They are found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Australia. The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.
Julbernardia seretii, commonly known as the Congo zebrawood, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in tropical West and Central Africa.
Albertisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Beirnaertia cabindensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana native to Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Beirnaertia.
Cnestis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Connaraceae.
Manotes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Connaraceae.
Pseudomussaenda is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Kolobopetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Sarcolophium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Sarcolophium suberosum.
Leptoterantha is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Leptoterantha mayumbensis.