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Family of shrubs

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
  • Campylus Lour. (1790)
  • Fawcettia F.Muell. (1877)
  • Hypsipodes Miq. (1868)

Tinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized. 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. The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.

Species

Tinospora species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of January 2024:

References

  1. ^ "Tinospora". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 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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