| Dioscoreophyllum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscoreophyllum Engl. |
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Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.1
Species Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii is noteworthy for having within its fruit an abundance of the water-soluble and intensely sweet-tasting protein monellin. 23
Species
- Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels
- Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell
- Dioscoreophyllum volkensii Engl.
References
References
- African Plants Database: Dioscoreophyllum Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Morris JA, Martenson R, Deibler G, Cagan RH (January 1973). "Characterization of monellin, a protein that tastes sweet". J. Biol. Chem. 248 (2): 534–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)44407-4. PMID 4684691.
- Oselebe HO, Nnamani CV, Degbey H, Achigan-Dako GE (February 2024). "Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels., an African underutilised indigenous fruit". Nigerian Journal of Botany. 36 (1). doi:10.4314/njbot.v36i1.3.