''Parabaena'' is a genus 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 belonging to 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 ...

. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia.

Fossil record

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58brown coal Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, Combustion, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered ...

pit of Fortuna-Garsdorf near

Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia Bergheim (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Berchem'') is a German town, 22 km west of Cologne and the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (district). The town's Niederaußem district is one of the most important suppliers for energy from lignites in ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

.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

Species

Species: *'' Parabaena denudata'' *''

Parabaena echinocarpa ''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 riv ...

'' *'' Parabaena elmeri'' *'' Parabaena megalocarpa'' *'' Parabaena sagittata'' *'' Parabaena tuberculata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9055275 Menispermaceae Menispermaceae genera Taxa named by John Miers (botanist)