Pachygone ovata

Fish berry
	Darwin, Australia
Scientific 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.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Pachygone ovata". Some Magnetic Island Plants. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ "Pachygone ovata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

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[1] "Pachygone ovata". Some Magnetic Island Plants. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[2] "Pachygone ovata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

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