Menispermaceae

Tinospora Miers

First published in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 38 (1851)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Yemen

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Eswatini, 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-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Leeward Is., Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 43.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 7: 35, 38 (1851).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 35 (1851), sensu ampl.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 28, 2024 Powell, D.A.; H'ng, K.C. [263E] Christmas Island K001129963 Holotype Yes
Feb 28, 2024 Powell, D.A.; H'ng, K.C. [263E] Christmas Island K001129962 Holotype Yes
Yao, T.L.; Staples, G.; Kueh, H.L. [74393] Malaysia K001892217 Yes
Frodin, D.G.; Morren; Gabir [2568] K:SPC-63176.000 No
Forman, L. [418] K:SPC-11922.000 No
Thailand K:SPC-80066.000 No

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0