Cocculus diversifolius

Cocculus diversifolius[3] is a vine with the common name sarsaparilla or correjuela. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and much of Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. It is a vine climbing up to 3 m, with white to yellowish flowers and dark purple fruits up to 6 mm in diameter.[4][5]

Cocculus diversifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cocculus
Species:
C. diversifolius
Binomial name
Cocculus diversifolius
DC.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Cebatha diversifolia (DC.) Kuntze
  • Cebatha miqueliana Kuntze
  • Cocculus madagascariensis Diels
  • Cocculus heterophyllus Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson
  • Cocculus oblongifolius DC.
  • Epibaterium diversifolium (DC.) Tidestr.
  • Menispermum oblongifolium Spreng.

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. A.P. de Candolle, Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 523. 1818.
  4. J. E. Laferriere. 1992. Menispermaceae, Moon-seed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:237-238.
  5. Flora of North America, vol 3
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