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 Updated 10/19/2023

Family Menispermaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Nephroia orbiculata

Hina Lani, Kona, Hawaii

 

MOONSEED    HUEHUE

Indigenous vine of dry coastal & mesic forest.  Leaf size & shape is variable.  Tiny yellowish-white flowers and dark blue berries.  Native from Nepal to Japan, Hawaii, Cook Islands, Tubuai, and Pitcairn.  Formerly known as Cocculus trilobus, Cocculus orbiculatus, and Coccolus ferrandianus.