Anamirta cocculus

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Anamirta cocculus

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Order Ranunculales
Family Menispermaceae
Genus Anamirta

2n =

Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated



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Anamirta paniculata Colebr. Menispermaceae. East Indies. A strong, climbing shrub found in the eastern part of the Indian Peninsula and Malay Islands. From this plant is produced a deleterious drug illegally used in England to impart bitterness to beer. [1]

  1. Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 1:58. 1870. (A. cocculus)
Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.


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