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Menispermum canadense, the Canadian moonseed, common moonseed, or yellow parilla, is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to Manitoba and Texas. [3] It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.
Menispermum canadense L. – Canadian moonseed, Ghost grape (northeastern North America) Menispermum dauricum DC. – Asian or Daurian moonseed, named for the homeland of the Daur, a Mongolic people inhabiting the part of Northeast Asia to which the plant is native. [4] Common name in Chinese : 蝙蝠葛 ( bian fu ge ).
Moonseed may refer to: Cocculus, a genus of woody vines and shrubs with the common name moonseed; Menispermum, a genus of deciduous climbing woody vines with the ...
Dauricine is a plant metabolite, chemically classified as a phenol, an aromatic ether, and an isoquinoline alkaloid. [1] It has been isolated from the Asian vine Menispermum dauricum, commonly known as Asian moonseed, and the North American vine Menispermum canadense, commonly known as Canadian moonseed. [2]
Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek mene 'crescent moon' and sperma 'seed') 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.
Main page: List of Canadian plants by family This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Tinospora cordifolia, the heart-leaved moonseed, [1] is a herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been used in Ayurveda to treat various disorders. [ 1 ]
Pachygone laurifolia, the laurel-leaved snail tree, is a medium-sized, shrubby evergreen tree of the moonseed family, Menispermaceae.It is native to the foothills of the Himalayas, China, Taiwan, and Japan, [3] where it commonly grows to a height of 2.3 m (7.5 ft), with an equal spread.