Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels.
Common Name : Ink berry
Family : Menispermaceae

HABIT |
A SCANDENT TOMENTOSE CLIMBER. |
STEMS |
STRAGGLING WITH STRIATE BRANCHES. |
LEAVES |
VARIABLE IN SHAPE; THE LOWER LEAVES OF THE MAIN BRANCHES LARGER, SOMETIMES 3-5-LOBED, UPPER LEAVES SMALLER, NARROWLY TO BROADLY OVATE TO ELLIPTIC; PUBESCENT ON BOTH SURFACES. |
FLOWERS |
SMALL, UNISEXUAL, PALE YELLOW; MALE WITH 6 STAMENS, BORNE IN SMALL AXILLARY PANICLES; FEMALE WITH 4-6 CARPELS, BORNE 2-3 TOGETHER IN AXILLARY CLUSTERS. |
FRUITS |
A COMPRESSED PEA-SIZED DRUPE, PURPLISH-BLACK. |
SEEDS |
CIRCULAR-COILED, DULL-WHITE TO GREY, SURFACE ROUGH. |