Cocculus

Cocculus
Cocculus
Cocculus orbiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cocculus
DC.
Type species
Cocculus villosus
DC.[1]
Species

See text.

Cocculus (play /ˈkɒkjuːləs/)[2] is a genus of 11 species of woody vines and shrubs, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of North America, Asia and Africa. The common name Moonseed is also used for the closely related genus Menispermum. The related Indian Berry (Anamirta cocculus) is known as "Cocculus Indicus" in pharmacology.

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Selected species

Formerly placed here

  • Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers (as C. palmatus (Lam.) DC.)
  • Pericampylus glaucus (Lam.) Merr. (as C. incanus Colebr.)
  • Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson (as C. diversifolius Miq.)
  • Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as C. cordifolius (Willd.) DC.)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameDetails.aspx?nameid=40011032. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Cocculus DC.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameSubordinateTaxa.aspx?nameid=40011032. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  4. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Cocculus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2741. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  5. ^ "Cocculus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18863. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 

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  • Cocculus — n. a genus of climbing plants or shrubs. Syn: genus {Cocculus}. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coccŭlus — (C. De C.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Menispermaceae, 6. Ordn. 22. Kl. (3. Ordn. 6. Kl.) L.; zweihäusig, Kelch u. Blumenblüthe zu 3, in 2, selten 3 Reihen stehend, männliche Blüthe mit 6 freien Staubgefäßen, weibliche Blüthe mit 3–6… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cocculus —   Cocculus Cocculus carolinus …   Wikipedia Español

  • cocculus — coc·cu·lus käk yə ləs n, pl cocculus the very poisonous bean shaped berry of a woody vine (Anamirta cocculus) of the East Indies that yields picrotoxin …   Medical dictionary

  • Cocculus — noun climbing plants or shrubs • Syn: ↑genus Cocculus • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Menispermaceae, ↑family Menispermaceae, ↑moonseed family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cocculus — ID 20508 Symbol Key COCCU Common Name coralbead Family Menispermaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA Growth Habit …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cocculus carolinus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

  • Cocculus laurifolius — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

  • cocculus indicus — cocculus in·di·cus in də kəs n COCCULUS * * * coc·cu·lus in·di·cus (kokґu lus inґdĭ kus) 1. Anamirta cocculus. 2. the seeds of A. cocculus, which contain picrotoxin …   Medical dictionary

  • Cocculus Indicus — Coc cu*lus In di*cus, n. [NL. cocculus (dim. of L. coccum kermes berry) + L. Indicus of India.] (Bot.) The fruit or berry of the {Anamirta Cocculus}, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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