Sinomenium acutum




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