Cocculus
| Cocculus | |
|---|---|
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| Cocculus orbiculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Cocculus DC. |
| Type species | |
| Cocculus villosus DC.[1] | |
| Species | |
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Cocculus /ˈkɒkjuːləs/[2] is a genus of 11 species of woody vines and shrubs, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of North America, Asia and Africa.[3] The common name Moonseed is also used for the closely related genus Menispermum. The related Indian Berry (Anamirta cocculus) is known as "Cocculus Indicus" in pharmacology.
Selected species
- Cocculus carolinus (L.) DC. – Red-berried Moonseed or Carolina Moonseed (southeastern United States)
- Cocculus diversifolius DC. – Correhuela (southern Texas, southern Arizona and northern Mexico)
- Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels (Tropical Africa east to India and Nepal)
- Cocculus laurifolius DC. – Laurel-leaved Snail Tree (Himalayas east to Japan)
- Cocculus orbiculatus (L.) DC. – Queen Coralbead (India east to Java)
- Cocculus sarmentosus (Lour.) Diels (Taiwan)[4][5][6]
Formerly placed here
- Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers (as C. palmatus (Lam.) DC.)
- Pericampylus glaucus (Lam.) Merr. (as C. incanus Colebr.)
- Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson (as C. diversifolius Miq.)
- Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as C. cordifolius (Willd.) DC.)[5]
References
- ↑ "Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ Oudhia, P., 2008. Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Subordinate Taxa of Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Cocculus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Cocculus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
External links
Media related to Cocculus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cocculus at Wikispecies
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