Cocculus

Cocculus /ˈkɒkjuːləs/^[3] is a genus of four species of woody vines and shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia.^[1]

Species

Four species are accepted:^[1]

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

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.)^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cocculus DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Cocculus DC". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
^ "GRIN Species Records of Cocculus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

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