Cocculus

Cocculus /ˈkɒkjuːləs/ is a genus of four species of woody vines and shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia.

Species

Four species are accepted:

• Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels – tropical Africa east to India and Nepal
• Cocculus madagascariensis Diels – Madagascar
• Cocculus prainianus (Diels) A.Pramanik & Thoth. – Nagaland and Nicobar Islands
• Cocculus taiwanianus S.S.Ying – Taiwan

Formerly placed here

• Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers (as C. palmatus (Lam.) DC.)
• Nephroia carolina (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as C. carolinus (L.) DC.)
• Nephroia diversifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as C. diversifolius DC.)
• Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as C. orbiculatus (L.) DC. and C. sarmentosus (Lour.) Diels)
• Pachygone laurifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (as C. laurifolius DC.)
• Pericampylus glaucus (Lam.) Merr. (as C. incanus Colebr.)
• Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson (as C. acutus (Thunb.) Makino, C. diversifolius Miq., and C. heterophyllus Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson)
• Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as C. cordifolius (Willd.) DC.)

External links

Media related to Cocculus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Cocculus at Wikispecies