Huehue or Queen coralbeadOther Hawaiian names: Hue, Hueie, InaluaMenispermaceae (Moonseed family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Kahoolawe). Also, the temperate and tropical regions of Himalayas, China, Japan, and the PhilippinesKalaeloa, OahuFlowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/21635745788/in/photostream/Leaveswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/21635569860/in/photostream/This vine was used by early Hawaiians as cordage to bind parts of grass houses.EtymologyThe generic name Cocculus is from the Greek kokkos, berry, inreference to the fruit.The specific epithet orbiculatus, disk-shaped or rounded in reference to the rounded leaves.
Cissampelos ovalifolia DC.MENISPERMACEAELocal: Jardim Botnico, Braslia, Brasil.Ref.: Kuhlmann, M. Frutos e Sementes do Cerrado Atrativos para a Fauna. Rede de Sementes do Cerrado, 2012.
Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson. Menispermaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar seruntun, Brotowali, Batang wali, Bratawali, Batrawal, Adawali, Daun gadel]. Native of China, Indo-China, Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Extremely bitter and an important species in folk medicine. Synonyms:Menispermum crispum L.Tinospora rumphii Boerl.Ref and suggested reading: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?428217www.tanaman-obat.com/aneka-tanaman-obat/73-tanaman-obat-b...