Cocculus

Cocculus
Cocculus orbiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cocculus
DC.
Type species
Cocculus villosus
DC.[1]
Species

See text.

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. 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.

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Selected species

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References

  1. ^ "Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameDetails.aspx?nameid=40011032. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameSubordinateTaxa.aspx?nameid=40011032. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  4. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Cocculus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2741. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  5. ^ "Cocculus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18863. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 

External links

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