Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.
  • Common name : Broom Creeper, Ink Berry
  • Vernacular name :
    • Patalagarudi, Jaljamni, Jamtikibel (Hindi)
    • Dhagadiballi (Kannada)
    • Sirungattukodi (Tamil)
    • Dusaraitiga, Chipurutiga (Telugu)
    • Musakani, Dahdahiya, Dadaya (Oria)
    • Pathala garuda (Sanskrit)
    • Vasan-vel, Karsom, Jaljamni, Karrom, Para-vel (Marathi)
    • Pathalagarudakkodi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, scrub
  • Comments / notes : Roots are laxative.; Common in field. Root is used in Chronic rheumatism, mineral diseases, leaves are used externally for eczema. Plains to 750m
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
    • Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Chamarajanagar district, Kolar district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Bolangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalhandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Keonjhar district, Khurda district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district,Sambalpur district, Sundergarh district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
  • Exotic/Native : Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, West
  • World Distribution : India, Tropical Africa, Asia from Central Arabia to South China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cocculus hirsutus. Downloaded on 5 May 2024.

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