''Dioscoreophyllum'' is a genus of three species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family ''

Menispermaceae Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek ''mene'' 'crescent moon' and ''sperma'' 'seed') is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the ...

'', native to

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. The species are

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''Dioscoreophyllum''
Species '' Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii'' is noteworthy for having within its fruit an abundance of the water-soluble and intensely sweet-tasting protein

monellin Monellin, a sweet protein, was discovered in 1969 in the fruit of the West African shrub known as serendipity berry ('' Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii''); it was first reported as a carbohydrate.GE Inglett, JF May. Serendipity berries - Source of a ...

Species

*'' Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii'' (Stapf) Diels *'' Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri'' Exell *'' Dioscoreophyllum volkensii'' Engl.

References

Menispermaceae Menispermaceae genera Flora of Africa Taxa named by Adolf Engler {{Menispermaceae-stub