Vincetoxicum bracteatum

Vincetoxicum bracteatum, synonyms including Tylophora pauciflora, is a species of climbing plant in the family Apocynaceae.[1] It is commonly known as kiri aguna in Sri Lanka. It is edible and is used in traditional medicine.[2] It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1821 as Cynanchum bracteatum.[3]

Vincetoxicum bracteatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Vincetoxicum
Species:
V. bracteatum
Binomial name
Vincetoxicum bracteatum
(Thunb.) Meve & Liede
Synonyms[1]
  • Cynanchum bracteatum Thunb.
  • Cynanchum flavens Thunb.
  • Tylophora membranifolia Thwaites
  • Tylophora parviflora Wight, orth. var.
  • Tylophora pauciflora Wight & Arn.
  • Vincetoxicum pauciflorum (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze, nom. illeg.

Ecology

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Vincetoxicum bracteatum is the food plant for the larva of Parantica aglea.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vincetoxicum bracteatum (Thunb.) Meve & Liede". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Vincetoxicum bracteatum (Thunb.) Meve & Liede". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-03-06.

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