Nephroia Explained

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.

Species

• Nephroia carolina – red-berried moonseed or Carolina moonseed, Kansas and Indiana through the southern United States to northeastern Mexico
• Nephroia diversifolia – southern Arizona and southern Texas to southwestern Mexico
• Nephroia orbiculata – Himalayas to Japan and the Central Pacific