''Chasmanthera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek ''mene'' 'crescent moon' and ''sperma'' 'seed') is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the ...
.
Its native range is Tropical Africa.
[
Species:][
*'' Chasmanthera dependens''
*'' Chasmanthera uviformis''
*'' Chasmanthera welwitschii''
]
References
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae genera
Flora of Africa
Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
Taxa described in 1844
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