Biology:Cocculus hirsutus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Cocculus hirsutus | |
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| Broom creeper in Pune | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Cocculus |
| Species: | C. hirsutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob. (1860)
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Synonymy
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Cocculus hirsutus is a tropical, invasive creeper 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941634-1. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ↑ 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. PMID 33182572.
- ↑ "Cocculus hirsutus". Flora of Pakistan on "eFloras.org". http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242421475. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Cocculus hirsutus". http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Broom%20Creeper.html. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q11691279 entry
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