Nephroia diversifolia is a vine with the common name sarsaparilla or correjuela. It is native to Arizona, Texas, and much of Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.[3] It is a vine climbing up to 3 m, with white to yellowish flowers and dark purple fruits up to 6 mm in diameter.[4][5]

Nephroia diversifolia

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Nephroia
Species:
N. diversifolia
Binomial name
Nephroia diversifolia
(DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (2020)
Synonyms[3]
  • Cebatha diversifolia (DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cebatha miqueliana Kuntze (1891)
  • Cocculus diversifolius DC. (1817)[2]
  • Cocculus oblongifolius DC. (1817)
  • Epibaterium diversifolium (DC.) Tidestr. (1935)
  • Menispermum oblongifolium (DC.) Spreng. (1825)

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ A.P. de Candolle, Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 523. 1818.
  3. ^ a b Nephroia diversifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ J. E. Laferriere. 1992. Menispermaceae, Moon-seed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:237-238.
  5. ^ Flora of North America, vol 3