Parabaena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.[1]
| Parabaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Parabaena Miers |
Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia.[1]
Fossil record
editPliocene seed and fruit fossils of †Parabaena rhenana are described from sand-filled river-channels in the brown coal pit of Fortuna-Garsdorf near Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.[2]
Species
editSpecies:[1]
- Parabaena denudata Diels
- Parabaena echinocarpa Diels
- Parabaena elmeri Diels
- Parabaena megalocarpa Merr.
- Parabaena sagittata Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
- Parabaena tuberculata Becc.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Parabaena Miers | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Volume 26, Issues 1–4, September 1978, Pages 173-211, The pliocene flora of Fortuna-Garsdorf I. fruits and seeds of angiosperms by J. Van Der Burgh https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-666 7(78)90011-8