Tinospora
Appearance
Tinospora | |
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Tinospora cordifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Menispermaceae |
Genus: | Tinospora Miers (1851) |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Tinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized.[1] Species generally send down long aerial roots from host trees. They have corky or papery bark. They are found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Australia.[2] The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.
Species
[edit]Tinospora species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of January 2024:[1]
- Tinospora arfakiana Becc.
- Tinospora baenzigeri Forman
- Tinospora bakis (A.Rich.) Miers
- Tinospora celebica Diels
- Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson
- Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook.f. & Thomson
- Tinospora dissitiflora (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Diels
- Tinospora esiangkara (F.M.Bailey) Forman
- Tinospora formanii Udayan & Pradeep
- Tinospora fragosa (I.Verd.) I.Verd. & Troupin
- Tinospora glabra (Burm.f.) Merr.
- Tinospora glandulosa Merr.
- Tinospora guangxiensis H.S.Lo
- Tinospora hainanensis H.S.Lo & Z.X.Li
- Tinospora hirsuta (Becc.) Forman
- Tinospora homosepala Diels
- Tinospora macrocarpa Diels
- Tinospora maqsoodiana Mujaffar, Moinudd. & Mustakim
- Tinospora merrilliana Diels
- Tinospora neocaledonica Forman
- Tinospora nudiflora (Griff.) Kurz
- Tinospora orophila Troupin
- Tinospora palminervis Miers
- Tinospora siamensis Forman
- Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
- Tinospora smilacina Benth.
- Tinospora subcordata (Miq.) Diels
- Tinospora sumatrana Becc.
- Tinospora teijsmannii Boerl.
- Tinospora tenera Miers
- Tinospora tinosporoides (F.Muell.) Forman
- Tinospora trilobata Diels
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tinospora". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Chi, S.; She, G.; Han, D.; Wang, W.; Liu, Z.; Liu, B. (2016). "Genus Tinospora: ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016: 1–32. doi:10.1155/2016/9232593. PMC 5018348. PMID 27648105.