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.[2][1] It is a vine climbing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft), with white to yellowish flowers and dark purple fruits 4 to 8 mm in diameter.[3][4]

Cocculus hirsutus
Broom creeper in Pune
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cocculus
Species:
C. hirsutus
Binomial name
Cocculus hirsutus
(L.) W.Theob. (1860)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Cebatha hirsuta (L.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cebatha villosa C.Chr. (1922), nom. superfl.
  • Cocculus villosus DC. (1817), nom. superfl.
  • Convolvulus gangeticus L. (1756)
  • Evolvulus gangeticus (L.) L. (1762)
  • Holopeira villosa Miers (1867), nom. superfl.
  • Limacia villosa W.Theob. (1883), nom. superfl.
  • Menispermum hirsutum L. (1753)
  • Menispermum villosum Lam. (1797), nom. superfl.
  • Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod. (1969)
  • Cocculus aristolochiae DC. (1817)
  • Cocculus hastatus DC. (1817)
  • Cocculus holopeira-torrida Broun & R.L.Massey (1929)
  • Cocculus linnaeanus Kurz (1874)
  • Cocculus sepium Colebr. (1821)
  • Cocculus villosus var. glabratus Schweinf. (1896)
  • Holopeira auriculata Miers (1867)
  • Holopeira laeviuscula Miers (1867)
  • Holopeira torrida Miers (1867)
  • Menispermum hastatum Lam. (1797)
  • Menispermum myosotis L. (1759), orth. var.
  • Menispermum myosotoides L. (1753)
  • Menispermum myosuroides Hill (1770), orth. var.

References
  1. "Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. Logesh, Rajan; Das, Niranjan; Adhikari-Devkota, Anjana; Devkota, Hari Prasad (10 November 2020). "Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob. (Menispermaceae): A Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities". Medicines. 7 (11): 69. doi:10.3390/medicines7110069. PMC 7696458. PMID 33182572.
  3. "Cocculus hirsutus". Flora of Pakistan on "eFloras.org". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. "Cocculus hirsutus". Flowers of India. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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