Borismene

Borismene is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Menispermaceae native to the Amazon Rainforest. The Plant List recognises the single species Borismene japurensis.

Borismene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Borismene
Barneby[1]
Species:
B. japurensis
Binomial name
Borismene japurensis
(Mart.) Barneby[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Anomospermum japurense (Mart.) Eichler
  • Cocculus japurensis Mart.
  • Hyperbaena cuatrecasasii Moldenke

References
  1. "Genus: Borismene Barneby". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland. 7 September 1994. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "Borismene japurensis (Mart.) Barneby". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 February 2015.


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