Tinospora
Tinospora cordifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Tinospora
Miers (1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Campylus Lour. (1790)
  • Fawcettia F.Muell. (1877)
  • Hypsipodes Miq. (1868)

Tinospora is a genus of succulent woody climbing shrubs. 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

Tinospora species accepted by the 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Tinospora". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ↑ 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.


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