Tylophora pauciflora

Tylophora pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Tylophora
Species:	T. pauciflora
Binomial name
	Tylophora pauciflora; Wight & Arn. 1834
Synonyms
	Tylophora parviflora; Vincetoxicum bracteatum; Cynanchum flavens;

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.

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[1] Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 106, at Google Books

[2] D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 220, at Google Books

[3] 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.

[4] "Tylophora indica var. indica". Institute of Ayurveda. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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