Nephroia

Nephroia
N. carolina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus:
Lour. (1790), nom. rej.
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Androphylax J.C.Wendl. (1798)
  • Baumgartia Moench (1794)
  • Cocculidium Spach (1839)
  • Ferrandia Gaudich. (1829)
  • Wendlandia Willd. (1799), nom. rej.

Nephroia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It includes three species with a disjunct distribution, with two species in Mexico and the southern and central United States, and one species which ranges from eastern Asia to the South Pacific.[1]

Species

  • Nephroia carolina (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang – red-berried moonseed or Carolina moonseed, Kansas and Indiana through the southern United States to northeastern Mexico
  • Nephroia diversifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang – southern Arizona and southern Texas to southwestern Mexico
  • Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang – Himalayas to Japan and the Central Pacific

References

  1. ^ a b c Nephroia Lour. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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