Poison-Berry

Anamirta cocculus

(L.) Wight & Arn. Species

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Botanical name
Anamirta cocculus
Also known as
Fishberry, Levantnut, Poison-Berry
Family
Menispermaceae
Genus
Anamirta
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Poison-Berry

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Anamirta cocculus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Anamirta baueriana Anamirta jucunda Anamirta paniculata Anamirta populifolia Anamirta racemosa Anamirta toxifera Cocculus indicus Cocculus lacunosus Cocculus populifolius Cocculus suberosus Menispermum cocculiferum Menispermum cocculus Menispermum heteroclitum Menispermum lacunosum Menispermum monadelphum Menispermum populifolium Tinospora lacunosus

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