Family | Menispermaceae |
Scientific name | Sinomenium acutum (Thunberg) Rehder & E. H. Wilson |
Synonyms | Cebatha miqueliana O. Kuntze; Cocculus acutus (Thunberg) Makino; Cocculus diversifolius Miquel, non de Candolle; Cocculus diversifolius Miquel, de Candolle var. cinereus Diels; Cocculus heterophyllus Hemsley & E. H. Wilson; Menispermum acutum Thunberg; Menispermum diversifolium Gagnepain; Sinomenium acutum (Thunberg) Rehder & E. H. Wilson forma nudiflorum Hiyama; Sinomenium acutum (Thunberg) Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. cinereum (Diels) Rehder & E. H. Wilson; Sinomenium acutum (Thunberg) Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. tomentosum Honda; Sinomenium diversifolium (Diels) Diels |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tudura-fuji [crimbing fuji] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 6-15cm length, 5-13cm width, petioles 3-10cm. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in July to September. Fruits blue 6-7mm. Deciduous. Vine. |
Reference | Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson |
Epimorphian compound and its use (US Patent 6372756/2002) |
September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |