Tylophora is a former genus of climbing plants or vines, first described as a genus in 1810. The genus was originally erected by Robert Brown for four species he described in Australia. It was synonymized with Vincetoxicum in 2018, a decision accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2023.
Former species
Species have been moved to other genera, mainly Vincetoxicum, but also Gongronema, Heterostemma, Lygisma, Sarcolobus, Secamone, Stephanotis (syn. Wattakaka), and Streptocaulon. Former species include:
- T. albiflora, syn. of Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum f. albiflorum
- T. aristolochioides, syn. of Vincetoxicum aristolochioides
- T. barbata, syn. of Vincetoxicum barbatum
- T. belostemma, syn. of Vincetoxicum belostemma
- T. benthamii, syn. of Vincetoxicum polyanthum
- T. caffra, syn. of Vincetoxicum caffrum
- T. calcarata, syn. of Heterostemma acuminatum
- T. cameroonica, syn. of Vincetoxicum cameroonicum
- T. capparidifolia, syn. of Vincetoxicum capparidifolium
- T. crassifolia, syn. of Vincetoxicum crassifolium
- T. cuspidata, syn. of Vincetoxicum flexuosum var. flexuosum
- T. hainanensis, syn. of Lygisma inflexum
- T. japonica, syn. of Vincetoxicum sieboldii
- T. juventas, syn. of Streptocaulon juventas
- T. liebiana, syn. of Vincetoxicum liebianum
- T. linearis, syn. of Vincetoxicum forsteri
- T. lutescens, syn. of Vincetoxicum indicum var. indicum
- T. macrantha Hance, syn. of Stephanotis volubilis
- T. minutiflora Woodson, syn. of Secamone minutiflora
- T. ovata, syn. of Vincetoxicum hirsutum
- T. oblonga, syn. of Vincetoxicum oblongum
- T. paniculata, syn. of Vincetoxicum paniculatum
- T. pauciflora, syn. of Vincetoxicum bracteatum
- T. rupicola, syn. of Vincetoxicum rupicola
- T. samoensis, syn. of Heterostemma samoense
- T. sublanceolata, syn. of Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum
- T. sulphurea, syn. of Sarcolobus retusus
- T. tanakae, syn. of Vincetoxicum tanakae
- T. urceolata, syn. of Vincetoxicum anomalum
- T. villosa Blume, syn. of Vincetoxicum villosum
- T. wallichii, syn. of Gongronema wallichii
- T. woollsii, syn. of Vincetoxicum woollsii
References
- Leide-Schumann, Sigrid & Meve, Ulrich (2018). "Vincetoxicum (Apocynaceae—Asclepiadoideae) expanded to include Tylophora and allies". Phytotaxa. 369 (3): 129. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.369.3.1. S2CID 92204609.
- "Tylophora R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- "Search for Tylophora R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-16.