Tinospora esiangkara (F.M.Bailey) Forman

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Tinospora

Characteristics

Slender woody climber. Leaves: petiole 0.6–1.7 cm long; lamina usually linear to narrowly triangular, sometimes triangular or ovate, 6–10.5 cm long, 0.3–4.5 cm wide, very variable at base, sometimes hastate, patent-puberulous to glabrous on both surfaces, with glandular patches below in basal vein-axils. Inflorescences axillary, racemose, 2–9 cm long, patent-puberulous or glabrous. Male flowers yellow-green; pedicel 2–3 mm long; inner sepals reflexed, 2.5–3 mm long; petals 1–1.3 mm long; stamens 1.7–2 mm long. Female flowers: pedicel 2–3 mm long; staminodes 0.5 mm long; carpels 1.3 mm long. Drupes red; endocarp broadly subellipsoidal, 6 mm long, spinulose.
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A vine. The stem can be 2 cm across. The leaves are 4-7 cm long by 2-3 cm wide and they have lobes. The upper and lower leaf surfaces are covered with pale hairs. The fruit can occur singly or in groups of 2 or 3.
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Grows in a variety of habitats, including rocky limestone outcrops and ridges, sandstone areas, low scrub, open woodland and rainforest margins.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 100 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Tinospora esiangkara world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77081995-1
WFO ID wfo-0000508046
COL ID 573PC
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Synonyms

Limacia esiangkara Tinospora angusta Tinospora esiangkara