• Family : MENISPERMACEAE
  (MOONSEED FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Menispermaceae
• Species : Cocculus hirsutus
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.
• Common name : Broom Creeper, Ink Berry
• Vernacular name : Patalagarudi, Jaljamni, Jamtikibel (Hin.); Dhagadi balli (Kan.); Sirungattukodi (Tam.); Dusaraitiga, Chipurutiga (Tel.); Musakani, Dahdahiya, Dadaya (Ori.); Pathala garuda (San.)
• Habit : Climbing Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Comments : Occasional in plains and forest edges of Eastern Ghats. Roots are laxative.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats.
• World Distribution : Tropical Africa & Asia
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cocculus hirsutus. Downloaded on 5 May 2024.

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