Dioscoreophyllum

Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.^[1]

Dioscoreophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Menispermaceae
Genus:	Dioscoreophyllum Engl.
Species
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Species Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii is noteworthy for having within its fruit an abundance of the water-soluble and intensely sweet-tasting protein monellin. ^[2][3]

Species

• Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels
• Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell
• Dioscoreophyllum volkensii Engl.