An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . he stone flattened, curved. [Greek, referring to the climbing habit.] A genus of about 11 species, mainly of tropical regions, two or three in the temperate .soecies: Efiibalerium pendulum Forst. I. Epibaterium carolinum (L.) Moonseed. Fig. 1963. Menispcrmum carolinum L. Sp. PI. 340. carolinus DC. Syst. Veg. i : 524.
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . he stone flattened, curved. [Greek, referring to the climbing habit.] A genus of about 11 species, mainly of tropical regions, two or three in the temperate .soecies: Efiibalerium pendulum Forst. I. Epibaterium carolinum (L.) Moonseed. Fig. 1963. Menispcrmum carolinum L. Sp. PI. 340. carolinus DC. Syst. Veg. i : 524. Carolina Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5: 162. 1894. A slender vine, trailing, or climbing to the heightof several feet, the stem glabrous or broadly ovate, 2-4 long, cordate or roundedat the base, entire or lobcd, acute or obtuse, some-times densely pubescent beneath, mainly glabrousabove; petioles slender, i-4 long; panicles axillaryand terminal, loose, 1-5 long; flowers about ibroad; drupe red, laterally flattened, 2-3 in diam-eter, the stone curved into a closed spiral, crested onthe sides and back. Along streams, Virginia to Illinois and Kansas, southto Florida and Texas. Red-berry moonseed. 3. MENISPERMUM [Tourn.] L. Sp. PL 340. 1753. High climbing vines, with small whitish panicled flowers. Sepals 4-S, arranged in 2series, longer than the 6-8 petals. Stamens 12-24. Anthers 4-celled. Pistils 2-4, insertedon a slightly elevated receptacle and generally accompanied by 6 sterile filaments. Drupenearly globular, or ovoid, laterally flattened, the stone curved into a spiral and crested on thesides and back. [Greek, moonseed.] /V genus of 2 species, the typical one native of eastern North America, the other of eastern Asia, I. Menispermumcanadense L. CanadaMoonseed. Fig. 1964. Menispcrmum canadensc L. Sp. PI. 340. 1753. Stem climbing over bushes or walls, 6°-i2in length, slender, slightly pubescent, or gla-brous. Leaves slender-petioled, very broadly
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