| Odontocarya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Odontocarya Miers (1851) |
| Species [1] | |
38; see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Odontocarya is a plant genus in the family Menispermaceae. [2] [3] It includes 38 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. [1]
38 species are accepted. [1]
The Celastraceae are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus, Euonymus and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Tasmannia is a genus of about 36 species of flowering plants in the family Winteraceae, and is native to Australia and New Guinea, with one species also found in parts of Southeast Asia. Plants in the genus Tasmannia are shrubs or small trees, usually dioecious with simple leaves, mostly white, sometimes yellow flowers, and one to many clusters of berries.
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.
Anomospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It consists of five species from tropical America, ranging from Nicaragua to southern Brazil.
Abuta is a genus in the flowering plant family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America.
Curarea candicans is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae.
Rupert Charles Barneby was a British-born self-taught botanist whose primary specialty was the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), the pea family, but he also worked on Menispermaceae and numerous other groups. He was employed by the New York Botanical Garden from the 1950s until shortly before his death.
Hyperbaena is a genus of plants in family Menispermaceae. It includes 23 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Cuba and southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
Cissampelos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. Various species of this genus have a history of use in various traditions of herbal medicine. Moreover, many of these plants were used as curare applied as arrow poison during hunting.
Kippistia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The name commemorates Richard Kippist, librarian to the Linnean Society.
Curarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, found in tropical parts of Central and South America. They are dioecious lianas, with at least some species producing toxic compounds such as curare.
Diploclisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Pachygone is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Disciphania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Hypserpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Orthomene is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Parabaena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Sciadotenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Rhaptonema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
Abuta fluminum is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae.
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