Tylophora pauciflora
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | T. pauciflora
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Tylophora pauciflora Wight & Arn. 1834
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Tylophora pauciflora, commonly known as Kiri Aguna in Sri Lanka, is a vine in the family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet pauciflora means "few-flowered".[1][2] It is a climbing plant which is edible and has a medicinal value.[3]
Description[]
Tylophora pauciflora is a plant which is grown in Sri Lanka and Southern India. It is known as 'Kiri Aguna' in Sri Lanka.
Food[]
These leaves are used to make food in Sri Lanka, and it has many medicinal properties.[4]
Distribution and habitat[]
Tylophora pauciflora is native to Sri Lanka and Southern India.
Host plant[]
It is the food plant for the larva of Parantica aglea.
References[]
- ^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 106, at Google Books
- ^ D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 220, at Google Books
- ^ Starlin, Thangarajan; Saravana Prabha, Poochi; Thayakumar, Basanth Kumar Allen; Gopalakrishnan, Velliyur Kanniappan (15 June 2019). "Screening and GC-MS profiling of ethanolic extract of Tylophora pauciflora". Bioinformation. 15 (6): 425–429. doi:10.6026/97320630015425. PMC 6614127. PMID 31312080.
- ^ "Tylophora indica var. indica". Institute of Ayurveda. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Further reading[]
- Starlin, T.; Arul, R. C.; Ragavendran, P.; Gopalakrishnan, V. K. (2012). "Phytochemical screening, functional groups and element analysis of Tylophora pauciflora wight and arn" (PDF). International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 3 (6): 180–183.
- https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/tylophora/tylophora-pauciflora
- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:102547-1
- Starlin, Thangarajan; Prabha, Poochi Saravana; Thayakumar, Basanth Kumar Allen; Gopalakrishnan, Velliyur Kanniappan (15 June 2019). "Screening and GC-MS profiling of ethanolic extract of Tylophora pauciflora". Bioinformation. 15 (6): 425–429. doi:10.6026/97320630015425. PMC 6614127. PMID 31312080.
Categories:
- Tylophora
- Flora of Sri Lanka
- Plants described in 1834
- Apocynaceae stubs