Tinospora

Tinospora cordifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Burasaieae
Genus: Tinospora

Overview of species

Accepted species

T. arfakiana – T. baenzigeri – T. bakis – T. celebica – T. cordifolia – T. crispa – T. dentata – T. dissitiflora – T. esiangkara – T. fragosa – T. glabra – T. glandulosa – T. guangxiensis – T. hainanensis – T. hirsuta – T. homosepala – T. macrocarpa – T. merrilliana – T. neocaledonica – T. orophila – T. sagittata – T. siamensis – T. sinensis – T. smilacina – T. subcordata – T. sumatrana – T. tenera – T. teysmannii – T. tinosporoides – T. trilobata – ...
Paleospecies: †T. elongata – †T. excavata – †T. hardmanae – †T. wilkinsonii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Tinospora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.

Name

Tinospora Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 35, 38. 1851, nom. cons.

• Type species: Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 184. 1855. – Lectotype designated by Miers (1864), p. 315.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Campylus Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 94, 113. 1790, nom. rej.
    • Type species: Campylus sinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 113. 1790.
  • Desmonema Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(118): 260(–261). 1867, nom. illeg. hom. – non Desmonema Raf., Atlantic J. 1(6): 177. 1833.
    • Type species: Desmonema caffrum Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(118): 261. 1867.
  • Hypsipodes Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 82. 1868.
    • Type species: Hypsipodes subcordata Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 82. 1868.
  • Fawcettia F.Muell., Fragm. (Mueller) 10(86): 93. 1877.
    • Type species: Fawcettia tinosporoides F.Muell., Fragm. (Mueller) 10(86): 93. 1877.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Christmas I., Leeward Is., Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miers, 1851. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 35, 38

Additional references

• Andrews, F.W. 1950. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 15–19 in The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Vol. 1, Cycadaceae–Tiliaceae. T. Buncle & Co. Ltd., Arbroath, Scotland. PDF Reference page.  (as Desmonema and Tinospora)
• Chaudhary, S.A. 1999. 8. Menispermaceae. Pp. 80–83 in Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyad. Reference page. 
• De Wet, H., Struwig , M. & Van Wyk, B.-E. 2016. Taxonomic notes on the genera Tiliacora and Tinospora (Menispermaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 103: 283–294. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.05.030 Reference page. 
• Essou, J.-P. 2006. Menispermaceae Juss. Pp. 798–803 in Akoègninou, A., Van der Burg, W.J. & Van der Maesen, L.J.G. (chief eds.), Flore analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Cotonou & Wageningen. ISBN 90-5782-181-8. Reference page. 
• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1937. 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 32–45 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 1, Ranunculaceae–Malvaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.  (as Desmonema)
• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1951. Adenda e Corrigenda: 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 357–358 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 2, Malvaceae–Aquifoliaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.  (as Hyalosepalum)
• Forman, L.L. 1981. A revision of Tinospora (Menispermaceae) in Asia to Australia and the Pacific. The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: X. Kew Bulletin 36: 375–421. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1984. A revision of tribe Tinosporeae (Menispermaceae) in Asia, Australia and the Pacific. The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: XII. Kew Bulletin 39: 99–116. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1986. Menispermaceae. Pp. 157–253 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 10(2). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. BHL. Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1988. A synopsis of Thai Menispermaceae. Kew Bulletin 43: 369–407. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1991. Menispermaceae. Pp. 300–365 in Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.), Flora of Thailand, Vol. 5(3). The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1995. Menispermaceae. Pp. 301–319 in Dassanayake, M.D., Fosberg, F.R. (†) & Clayton, W.D. (eds.), A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon, Vol. IX. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. Reference page. 
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Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Tinospora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Tinospora. Published online. Accessed: 24 January 2017. Reference page.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Campylus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Desmonema in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Fawcettia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Hyalosepalum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Hypsipodes in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Tinospora in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 January 24.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tinospora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-01-24.
• Tropicos.org 40014751. 24. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2017 40014751.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Tinospora. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 24 January 2017.

Vernacular names

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