Parabaena Explained

Parabaena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia.

Fossil record

Pliocene 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

Species:

• Parabaena denudata
• Parabaena echinocarpa
• Parabaena elmeri
• Parabaena megalocarpa
• Parabaena sagittata
• Parabaena tuberculata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parabaena Miers Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 May 2021 . en.
2. 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