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Pachygone ovata

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Species of flowering plant

Fish berry
Darwin, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Pachygone
Species: P. ovata
Binomial name
Pachygone ovata
(Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Synonyms
  • Cissampelos ovata Poir. (1804)
  • Pachygone pubescens Benth. (30 May 1863)
  • Tristichocalyx pubescens (Benth.) F.Muell. (1863)
  • Cebatha pubescens (Benth.) Kuntze (5 November 1891)
  • Tinospora hullsii F.Muell. (1866)
  • Pachygone hullsii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. (1875)

Pachygone ovata, the fish berry, is a climbing plant from northern Australia. The fruit has been used in folk medicine and for fish poison.

References

  1. "Pachygone ovata". Some Magnetic Island Plants. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "Pachygone ovata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Pachygone ovata
Cissampelos ovata


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