Tinospora caffra

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
Species: Tinospora caffra

Name

Tinospora caffra (Miers) Troupin, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25(1): 137. 1955.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Desmonema caffrum Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(118): (260–)261. 1867. – Contr. Bot. 3: 378(–379), t. 152. 1871. (as Desmonema Caffra)

• Homotypic
  • Hyalosepalum caffrum (Miers) Troupin, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19(4): 431(–432). 1949.

• Heterotypic
  • Desmonema mucronulatum Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 409. 1899.
  • Desmonema mucronulatum var. schweinfurthii Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 409(–410). 1899. (as Schweinfurthii)
  • Desmonema pallido-aurantiacum Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 237(–305). 1903. (as Desmonema pallido-aurantiaca)
  • Desmonema mucronulatum var. mildbraedii Diels, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 94 (Heft 46): 155. 1910. (as Mildbraedii)
  • Desmonema gossweileri Exell, J. Bot. 70(Suppl. 1): 216. 1932.
  • Desmonema schliebenii Diels, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13(117): 273. 1936. (as Desmonema Schliebenii)
  • Desmonema schweinfurthii (Engl.) A.Chev., Fl. Afrique Occ. Franc. 1: 106. 1938.
  • Hyalosepalum pallido-aurantiacum (Engl. & Gilg) Troupin, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19(4): 432. 1949.
  • Hyalosepalum gossweileri (Exell) Exell & Mendonça, Consp. Fl. Angol. 1(2). 357. 1951. (as Hyalosepalum Gossweileri)

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 mucronulatum)
• 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. 
• 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 Gossweileri and D. pallido-aurantiacum)
• 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 Gossweileri and H. pallido-aurantiacum)
• Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page.  (as Hyalosepalum caffrum)
• Troupin, G. 1956. Menispermaceae. In Turrill, W.B. & Milne-Redhead, E. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 32 pp. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. ISBN 978-1-84246-286-7 Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1959. Contribution a l'étude monographique des Menispermaceae africaines IV. Menispermaceae du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 29: 213–226. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1960. 7. Menispermaceae. Pp. 150–171 in Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 1, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Tinospora caffra. Published online. Accessed: 22 January 2017.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Tinospora caffra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 January 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Tinospora caffra. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 22 January 2017.