Pachygone ovata
Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Pachygone ovata, known as fish berry, is a climbing plant native to northern Australia and other regions of Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Menispermaceae family and was first described in 1855. The plant is notable for its fruit, which has been traditionally used in folk medicine and as a fish poison.
Description
Pachygone ovata is a climbing species found in regions including Borneo, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, and Australia. It is part of the Menispermaceae family, commonly known as the moonseed family. The plant's fruit has been historically used in traditional practices for medicinal purposes and as a fish poison. The species was formally described by Hook.f. & Thomson in 1855, with authorship attributed to (Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson.
Distribution
Borneo · Christmas I. · India · Jawa · Lesser Sunda Is. · Maluku · Myanmar · New Guinea · Northern Territory · Queensland · Sri Lanka · Sulawesi · Western Australia
Synonyms
Koon zeylanicusLimacia nativitatisMenispermum leptostachyonMenispermum brachystachyonTristichocalyx pubescensTinospora hullsiiPachygone brachystachysPachygone adversaPachygone pubescensPachygone wightianaPachygone zeylanicaPachygone concinnaPachygone hebephyllaPachygone laevigataPachygone leptostachysPachygone hullsiiCebatha pubescensCissampelos ovataCocculus brachystachyusCocculus leptostachyusCocculus plukenetiiCocculus wightianusPachygone plukenetiiPachygone ovata var. dasyphyllaCocculus ovatusPachygone ovata var. rotundifolia