Cocculus orbiculatus

Description:

Huehue or Queen coralbeadOther Hawaiian names: Hue, Hueie, InaluaMenispermaceae (Moonseed family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Kahoolawe). Also, the temperate and tropical regions of Himalayas, China, Japan, and the PhilippinesKalaeloa, OahuLeaveswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/21635569860/in/photostream/Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/21636745939/in/photostream/This vine was used by early Hawaiians as cordage to bind parts of grass houses.EtymologyThe generic name Cocculus is from the Greek kokkos, berry, inreference to the fruit.The specific epithet orbiculatus, disk-shaped or rounded in reference to the rounded leaves.