Tinospora cordifolia

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
Species: Tinospora cordifolia

Name

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 184(–185). 1855.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Menispermum cordifolium Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 826. 1806.

• Homotypic
  • Cocculus cordifolius (Willd.) DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 518. 1817.
  • Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 38. 1851, comb. inval. – Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(76): 317. 1864, isonym
  • Chasmanthera cordifolia (Willd.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 3: 31. 1871.

• Heterotypic
  • Cocculus convolvulaceus DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 518. 1817. – non Cocculus convolvulaceus (Poepp. & Endl.) Endl. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1(1): 95. 1842.
  • Tinospora convolvulacea (DC.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 38. 1851, comb. inval.
  • Tinospora crispa var. nitidiuscula Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(76): 320(–321). 1864.
  • Tinospora fosbergii Kundu, Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 12(1): 49, tt. 1–3. 1976.

• Misapplied names
  • Cocculus verrucosus sensu Wall., Numer. List n. 4966. 1831–32, p.p. – non Cocculus verrucosus (Roxb.) Wall., Numer. List n. 4966. 1831–32.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India Regional: Southeastern Asia Maldives, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4. Pars 2. Pp. 634–1157. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 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. 
• Grierson, A.J.C. Family 47. Menispermaceae. Pp. 331–340 in Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. 1984. Flora of Bhutan: including a record of plants from Sikkim, Vol. 1, Part 2. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-9504270-2-0. Reference page. 
• Pramanik, A. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1993. Menispermaceae. Pp. 308–350 in Sharma, B.D., Balakrishnan, N.P., Rao, R.R. & Hajra, P.K. (eds.), Flora of India, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae–Barclayaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tinospora cordifolia. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Tinospora cordifolia.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tinospora cordifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-02-18.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Tinospora cordifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 18. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Tinospora cordifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2019.

Notes

• The name Tinospora cordifolia has also been applied to Tinospora sinensis.
• See also Tinospora palminervis.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: শগুনী লতা
Basa Bali: Kantawali
भोजपुरी: गुरुचि
Banjar: Penawar Sampai
বাংলা: গিলয়, গুলঞ্চ
हिन्दी: गिलोय
Bahasa Indonesia: Bratawali
Jawa: Bratawal=i
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಅಮೃತಬಳ್ಳಿ
മലയാളം: ചിറ്റമൃത്
मराठी: गुळवेल
नेपाली: गुर्जो
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଗୁଳୁଚି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਗਲੋਅ
پنجابی: گلو
संस्कृतम्: अमृतलता
Sunda: Andawali
தமிழ்: சீந்தில்
తెలుగు: తిప్పతీగ
ไทย: บอระเพ็ด

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