Cocculus hirsutus(L.) W.Theob.

WFO wfo-0000613546 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. a Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-07-29 / obs. 147440102
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. b Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 135456945
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by S.MORE
fig. c S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 112248498
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. d Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 25471851
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Caroline Voget
fig. e Caroline Voget, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 15295159
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. f Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 124444879
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. g Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 181284688
Cocculus hirsutus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. h Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 122724310

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Cocculus hirsutus is native: Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China Southeast, Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Himalaya AngolaBotswanaCaprivi StripEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaKenyaKwaZulu-NatalMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNorthern ProvincesSudan-South SudanTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweChina SoutheastGulf StatesSaudi ArabiaYemenBangladeshIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistanSri LankaThailandWest Himalaya
Native distribution of Cocculus hirsutus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Botswana BOT
Caprivi Strip CPV
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Northern Provinces TVL
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
West Himalaya WHM
China Southeast CHS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Gulf States GST
Saudi Arabia SAU
Yemen YEM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 24 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cebatha hirsuta (L.) Kuntze
  • Cebatha villosa C.Chr.
  • Cocculus aristolochiae DC.
  • Cocculus hastatus DC.
  • Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels
  • Cocculus holopeira-torridus Broun & R.L.Massey
  • Cocculus linnaeanus Kurz
  • Cocculus sepium Colebr.
  • Cocculus villosus DC.
  • Cocculus villosus var. glabratus Schweinf.
  • Convolvulus gangeticus L.
  • Evolvulus gangeticus (L.) L.
  • Holopeira auriculata Miers
  • Holopeira laeviuscula Miers
  • Holopeira torrida Miers
  • Holopeira villosa (Lam.) Miers
  • Limacia villosa (DC.) W.Theob.
  • Menispermum hastatum Lam.
  • Menispermum hirsutum L.
  • Menispermum myosotis L.
  • Menispermum myosotoides L.
  • Menispermum myosuroides Hill
  • Menispermum villosum Lam.
  • Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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