Menispermaceae

Nephroia

Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang

First published in Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 148(106825): 7 (2020)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Himalaya to Japan and Central Pacific. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Hainan, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Vietnam

Introduced into:

Réunion

Homotypic Synonyms

Cebatha orbiculata (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cissampelos orbiculata (L.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 537 (1817)
Cissampelos pareira var. orbiculata (L.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 85 (1868)
Cocculus orbiculatus (L.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 523 (1817)
Menispermum orbiculatum L. in Sp. Pl.: 341 (1753)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Cebatha cuneifolia (Miers) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cebatha ferrandiana (Gaudich.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cebatha integra (Hillebr.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cebatha lonchophylla (Miers) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cebatha mollis (Miers) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cebatha orbiculata f. macrophylla Nakai in Veg. Dagelet: 19 (1919), nom. nud.
Cebatha virgata (Hillebr.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 9 (1891)
Cocculus cuneatus Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 2): 50 (1861)
Cocculus cynanchoides C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 2: 79 (1835)
Cocculus diantherus Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 167 (1833)
Cocculus dichopetalus Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 280 (1854 publ. 1855)
Cocculus elegans (Ridl.) Ridl. in Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 111 (1922)
Cocculus ferrandianus Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 477 (1830)
Cocculus hexagynus Colebr. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 63 (1821)
Cocculus integer Hillebr. in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 7 (1888)
Cocculus lenissimus Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 36 (1908)
Cocculus lonchophyllus (Miers) Hillebr. in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 8 (1888)
Cocculus mokiangensis W.Y.Lien in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 42 (1975)
Cocculus mollis (Miers) Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 102 (1872)
Cocculus nephroia DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 531 (1817), nom. superfl.
Cocculus orbiculatus C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 806 (1906), nom. illeg.
Cocculus orbiculatus f. macrophyllus (Nakai) S.Y.Oh in Res. Rev. Kyungpook Natl. Univ. 25: 29 (1978), not validly publ.
Cocculus orbiculatus var. mollis (Miers) H.Hara in Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo 2: 35 (1971)
Cocculus ovalifolius (Pers.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 526 (1817)
Cocculus ovalifolius Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 25 (1825), nom. illeg.
Cocculus perraudi Lign. & Bey in Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie, sér. 5, 5: 173 (1902), nom. nud.
Cocculus sarmentosus (Lour.) Diels in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 94: 233 (1910)
Cocculus sarmentosus var. linearis Yamam. in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 34: 200 (1943)
Cocculus sarmentosus var. pauciflorus Y.C.Wu in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 173 (1940)
Cocculus sarmentosus var. stenophyllus Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 10 (1918)
Cocculus thunbergii DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 524 (1817)
Cocculus triflorus DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 529 (1817)
Cocculus trilobus (Thunb.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 522 (1817)
Cocculus umbellatus Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 392 (1840), not validly publ.
Cocculus virgatus Hillebr. in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 8 (1888)
Ferrandia oleifera Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 477 (1830)
Holopeira fecunda Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 19: 29 (1867)
Holopeira lonchophylla Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 19: 29 (1867)
Limacia kunstleri King in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 58: 383 (1889)
Menispermum hexagynum (Colebr.) Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 816 (1832)
Menispermum ovalifolium Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 628 (1807)
Menispermum reniforme Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 156 (1825)
Menispermum triflorum (DC.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 157 (1825)
Menispermum trilobum Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 892 (1784)
Nephroia cuneifolia Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia cynanchoides Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia dianthera Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 42 (1851)
Nephroia dilatata Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia elegans Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 54: 15 (1910)
Nephroia ferrandiana (Gaudich.) Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 42 (1851)
Nephroia hastata Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia hexagyna Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia mollis Miers in Contr. Bot. 3: 265 (1871)
Nephroia ovalifolius Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 42 (1851)
Nephroia pubinervis Miers ex Benth. in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 259 (1851)
Nephroia sarmentosa Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 565 (1790)
Nephroia thunbergii Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 26 (1867)
Nephroia triloba Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 42 (1851)
Bradleia nephroia Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 116 (1821), not validly publ.

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Ranunculales

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Family
Menispermaceae

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Genus
Nephroia

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Species
Nephroia orbiculata

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Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Julien, H.R. & Marais, W. (eds.) (1980). Flore des Mascareignes 31-50: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
Flora of Korea editorial committee (2017). Flora of Korea 2a: 1-130. National institute of biological resources Ministry of Environment, Korea.
Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 4968]	Cocculus hexagynus	K001104351	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Apr 8, 2009	Madulid et al. [PPI 23854] Philippines	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000605216		Yes
Dec 1, 1959	s.coll. [4973] Nepal	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644672	Type	Yes
	United States	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644666	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Champion, J.G. [s.n.] Hong Kong	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644679	Holotype	Yes
	Oldham, R. [231] Japan	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644681	Type	Yes
	Henry, A. [1495] China	Cocculus orbiculatus	K003547861		No
	Kunstler, H. [70] Singapore	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644670	Type	Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Macau	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644680	Holotype	Yes
	Wilford, C. [s.n.] Taiwan	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644678	Holotype	Yes
	[Huchne] [135] Hawaii	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644669	Type	Yes
	Wilford, C. [526] Taiwan	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644677	Holotype	Yes
	[Huchne] [135] United States	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644667	Syntype	Yes
	Delavay, P.J.M. [4359] China	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644676	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wallich, N. [4973] Nepal	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644671	Type	Yes
	Ramos, M. [27231] Philippines	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644665	Type	Yes
	Seeman [2281] Hawaii	Cocculus orbiculatus	K000644668	Type	Yes
	s. coll. [s.n.] China	Cocculus ovalifolius	K003547943		Yes
	Shearer [s.n.] China	Cocculus ovalifolius	K003547930		Yes
	Shearer [s.n.] China	Cocculus ovalifolius	K003547931		Yes

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Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang

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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (20 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index