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Anamirta cocculus
Anamirta cocculus
- Botanic Family
- Menispermaceae
- Author
- (Linnaeus) Wight & Arnott
- Propagation
- S.
Common Names
- Thithawel (Sri Lanka)
- Ligtang (Philippines)
- Khua Khau Vai Din (Laos)
- Van Thom (Laos)
- Coque du Levant (French)
- Tuba Biji (Indonesia)
- Oyod Peron (Indonesia)
- Waran Pisang (Indonesia)
- Kruppe (Indonesia)
- Array (Philippines)
- Lagtang (Philippines)
- Ligtang (Philippines)
- Fish Berry
- Indian Berry
- Crow Killer
- Hon-nwe (Myanmar)
- Kaka-mayi (Myanmar)
- Kyi-that-pin (Myanmar)
- Dai tau
- Ben nao
- Seg'dom
Geographical Habitats
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- India
- E. Java
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Maluku
- N. Sumatra - Indonesia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Vietnam
Natural Habitats
- Riverside
- streamside
- coastal forests
- savanna
- forest
- mangrove edges
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Large glabrous woody twining liana with simple alternate glabrous leaves hairy along secondary nerves or with yellowish wool beneath to 280mm x 240mm. Lateral flower clusters or cauliflorous panicles to 500mm long to 20 flowers, 6 sepals, 3 petals, male & female flowers with white, yellow or green sepals, 2 outer sepals 1mm long, 6 glabrous inner sepals 3mm x 2mm, petals to 1mm long with unpleasant smell. Glabrous white or black drupe to 11mm long.
Excessive size, fruit is toxic
Berries produce a fish poison used in China, medicinal uses, used for treating lice, stems produce fibres, used instead of hops in beer
Further References
- Menninger 1970
- Mangrove
- Flora Malesiana
- Gouldstone 1983
- The Plant List 2
- J.S. Gamble
- BF
- Sahyadri
- USNH
- Botanicus
- F Indochine