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]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Cocculus hirsutus |
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| Broom creeper in Pune |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Order: |
Ranunculales |
| Family: |
Menispermaceae |
| Genus: |
Cocculus |
| Species: |
C. hirsutus |
| Binomial name |
Cocculus hirsutus
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| Synonyms[1] |
- 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.
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