Menispermaceae
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Description
440 spp
Growing form
woody climbers
Leaf
Leaves: alternate, entire (or 3-lobed) with cordate or peltate base; palmate venation; no stipules; wiry pulvinus at petiole apex (and base)
Flower
Dioecious. Flower: 3+3 sepals; 2-3 whorls of petals; 3-many stamens (free or fused); ovary superior, carpels free
Fruit and seed
Fruit a drupe (or berry)
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
A total of observations in Finland ?
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Menispermaceae
Author
Juss.
Vernacular names
- kilpikiertokasvit (Finnish)
- månfrörankeväxter (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.41738
Taxon rank
family
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa