Tylophora pauciflora
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]
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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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