''Cocculus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book'', 1995:606–607 is a genus of four species of woody

vine A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work.Jackson; Benjamin; Da ...

s and

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s, native to

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's ax ...

and

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones immediately to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Ge ...

regions of Africa and Asia.

Species

Four species are accepted: *''

Cocculus hirsutus ''Cocculus hirsutus'' is a tropical flowering plant with the common name broom creeper or ''Patalgarudi'' (Sanskrit). It is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, parts of East Asia, West Asia and tropical Africa Africa is the world's secon ...

'' (L.)

Diels Diels is the last name of several people: * Rudolf Diels (1900–1957), German politician * Otto Diels (1876–1954), German scientist noted for his work on the Diels–Alder reaction * Ludwig Diels (1874–1945), German botanist whose standard aut ...

– tropical

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

east to

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

*'' Cocculus madagascariensis'' – Madagascar *'' Cocculus prainianus'' –

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

and

Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an archipelago, archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of t ...

*'' Cocculus taiwanianus'' – Taiwan

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Jateorhiza palmata ''Jateorhiza palmata'' (calumba) is a perennial climbing plant from East Africa. It contains isoquinoline alkaloids and is used mainly as a bitter tonic especially in cases of anorexia nervosa. It contains no tannins, hence it can be safely used ...

'' (Lam.) Miers (as ''C. palmatus'' (Lam.) DC.) *'' Nephroia carolina'' (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as ''C. carolinus'' ) *'' Nephroia diversifolia'' (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as ''C. diversifolius'' ) *'' Nephroia orbiculata'' (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as ''C. orbiculatus'' and ''C. sarmentosus'' ) *'' Pachygone laurifolia'' (as ''C. laurifolius'' ) *'' Pericampylus glaucus'' (Lam.) Merr. (as ''C. incanus'' Colebr.) *''

Sinomenium acutum ''Sinomenium'' is a genus of plant in family Menispermaceae first described as a genus in 1910. It contains only one known species, ''Sinomenium acutum'', native to China, northern India, Nepal, Japan, northern Thailand Thailand, officia ...

'' (Thunb.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson (as ''C. acutus'' , ''C. diversifolius'' Miq., and ''C. heterophyllus'' ) *''

Tinospora cordifolia ''Tinospora cordifolia'', the heart-leaved moonseed, is a herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been used in Ayurveda in an attempt to treat various disorders. There is no good evidence ''Tinospo ...

'' (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as ''C. cordifolius'' (Willd.) DC.)

References

External links

''Cocculus carolinus'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu
Menispermaceae genera Paleotropical flora {{Menispermaceae-stub