Cocculus hirsutus
Cocculus hirsutus | |
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Broom creeper in Pune | |
Scientific classification | |
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.) Diels
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Cocculus hirsutus is a tropical, invasive creeper with the common name broom creeper or Patalgarudi (Sanskrit). It is native to India, Pakistan, and tropical Africa. 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.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Cocculus hirsutus". Flora of Pakistan on "eFloras.org". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Cocculus hirsutus". Flowers of India. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
Categories:
- Cocculus
- Flora of Africa
- Flora of the Indian subcontinent
- Flora of Myanmar
- Plants described in 1860
- Ranunculales stubs