Anamirta cocculus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Coscinieae
Genus: Anamirta
Species: Anamirta cocculus

Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 446. 1834.

Basionym
- Menispermum cocculus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 340(–341). 1753. (as Cocculus)

Homotypic
- Cissampelos cocculus (L.) Poir., Encycl. [J.Lamarck & al.] 5: 9(–10). 1804, p.p., quoad basionymum^{[Note 1]}
- Cocculus suberosus DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 519(–520). 1817.

Heterotypic
- Tuba baccifera Rumph., Herb. Amboin. (Rumphius) 5: 35(–37), t. 22. 1747, nom. inval. (as Tuba Baccifera)
- Menispermum lacunosum Lam., Encycl. [J.Lamarck & al.] 4(1): 98. 1797.
- Menispermum heteroclytum Roxb., Hort. Bengal.: 105. 1814, nom. nud.
- Cocculus populifolius DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 519. 1817.
- Cocculus lacunosus (Lam.) DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 519. 1817.
- Anamirta paniculata Colebr., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13(1): 66(–67). 1821.
- Menispermum heteroclitum Roxb. ex Colebr., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13(1): 66. 1821, nom. inval. pro syn.
- Menispermum populifolium (DC.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 156. 1825.
- Menispermum heteroclitum Roxb., Fl. Ind. (ed. 1832) 3: 817(–818). 1832.
- Anamirta baueriana Endl., Atakta Bot.: tt. 39, 40. 1835. (as Anamirta Baueriana)
- Anamirta racemosa Colebr. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2., 1: 83, 392. 1840, nom. inval. pro syn.
- Tinospora lacunosa (Lam.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 38. 1851, comb. inval.
- Anamirta toxifera Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14(79): 51. 1864, nom. nud. – Contr. Bot. 3: 53(–54). 1871.
- Anamirta populifolia (DC.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14(79): 51. 1864, comb. inval. – Contr. Bot. 3: 54. 1871.
- Anamirta jucunda Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14(79): 51. 1864, nom. nud. – Contr. Bot. 3: 55(–56). 1871.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea

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Sprengel, C. 1825. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. II: Classis 6–15. 939 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page:
Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars I: Lit. A–K. 852 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page.
Wight, R. & Walker-Arnott, G.A. 1834. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing abridged descriptions of the plants found in the peninsula of British India, arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I. XXXVII+480 pp. Parbury, Allen, & Co., London. BHL Reference page.

Forman, L.L. 1978. A revision of the tribe Coscinieae Hook. f. & Thoms. (Menispermaceae). The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: IX. Kew Bulletin 32: 323–338. JSTOR Reference page.
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Forman, L.L. 1988. A synopsis of Thai Menispermaceae. Kew Bulletin 43: 369–407. JSTOR Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1991. Menispermaceae. Pp. 300–365 in Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.), Flora of Thailand, Vol. 5(3). The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1995. Menispermaceae. Pp. 301–319 in Dassanayake, M.D., Fosberg, F.R. (†) & Clayton, W.D. (eds.), A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon, Vol. IX. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. Reference page.
Pramanik, A. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1993. Menispermaceae. Pp. 308–350 in Sharma, B.D., Balakrishnan, N.P., Rao, R.R. & Hajra, P.K. (eds.), Flora of India, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae–Barclayaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Anamirta cocculus. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Anamirta cocculus.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anamirta cocculus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-15.
Hassler, M. 2019. Anamirta cocculus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 20600004. 15. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: March 2019 20600004.

↑ By Poiret, the name Cissampelos cocculus was applied also to Cissampelos pareira.

English: fish berry, Indian berry, Levant nut
français: Coque du Levant

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