TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA
Author:
J.D. Hooker & T. Thomson, 1855
Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
Origin:
Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Elevation:
Publisher:
Miers. (1851). In: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. II, 7: 38.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6 Centimetres
Height:
20 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Menispermum cordifolium, Willd. 1806.
Tinospora malabarica, Hook. f. & Thomson, 1855.
Cocculus convolvulaceus, DC.
Tinospora fosbergii, Kundu.
This member of the Menispermaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomsonin 1855. It is found in Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and now grown around the world, growing in a well drained but rich soil with some to lots of water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 metres in height. The flowers are yellow. The genera from Latin tīna; 'wine-vessel' and Greek σπορά; sporá; 'sowing ' for the fruits. The species name from Latin; 'heart-leave'. Female flowers from Mybageecha.com. The fruits by Sanu N, Wikipedia.org.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix - Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum
