| Family | Menispermaceae |
| Scientific name | Menispermum dauricum de Candolle |
| Synonyms | Menispermum dauricum de Candolle var. pauciflorum Franchet; Menispermum dauricum de Candolle var. pilosum (Schneider) Kitagawa |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) koumori-kazura [bat vine] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=52, 54 |
| Description | Leaves 5-15cm length, 10-20cm width. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in May to June. Deciduous (or sometimes evergreen). Vine. |
| Reference | Menispermum dauricum DC. |
| Medicinal herbal composition for treating liver diseases and HIV (US Patent 6455078/2002) | |
| Herbal pharmaceutical composition for treatment of HIV/AIDS patients (US Patent 6696094/2004) | |
| Pharmaceutical composition having prophylactic effects on lamivudine-related disease relapse and drug resistance and methods of using the same (US Patent 6855346/2005) | |
| Orally available light-independent antineoplastic compounds (US Patent 20070299046) |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |