Anamirta

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Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Anamirta canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToFamily Menispermaceae ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
commonName Anamirta ⓘ
containsChemicalCompound picrotin ⓘ
picrotoxin ⓘ
picrotoxinin ⓘ
ecologicalRole climbing component of tropical forest vegetation ⓘ
economicUse source of botanical insecticide ⓘ
source of fish poison ⓘ
family Menispermaceae ⓘ
habitat secondary woodland edges ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasGrowthForm climbing plant ⓘ
liana ⓘ
hasPart simple leaves ⓘ
toxic seeds ⓘ
woody stems ⓘ
historicalUse fish stupefying agent ⓘ
traditional insecticide ⓘ
vermin control ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
knownFor producing toxic alkaloids ⓘ
use as fish poison ⓘ
use as insecticide source ⓘ
leafType broadleaf ⓘ
nativeHabitat tropical regions ⓘ
nativeRange South and Southeast Asia ⓘ
order Ranunculales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproductionType flowering plant ⓘ
risk toxic to humans if ingested ⓘ
toxic to livestock ⓘ
seedDispersal animal-dispersed ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
toxinType neurotoxic compound ⓘ
woodiness woody climber ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menispermaceae → containsGenus → Anamirta ⓘ
Anamirta → commonName → Anamirta ⓘ