Cocculus

Cocculus 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 <small>(L.) Diels</small> – tropical Africa east to India and Nepal
• Cocculus madagascariensis – Madagascar
• Cocculus prainianus – Nagaland and Nicobar Islands
• Cocculus taiwanianus – Taiwan

Formerly placed here

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

References

External links

• Cocculus carolinus images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu