| Parabaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Parabaena Miers |
Parabaena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.
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.
Species
Species:
- Parabaena denudata Diels
- Parabaena echinocarpa Diels
- Parabaena elmeri Diels
- Parabaena megalocarpa Merr.
- Parabaena sagittata Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
- Parabaena tuberculata Becc.
References
- ^ "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