Biology:Tylophora

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Short description: Former genus of flowering plants


Tylophora is a former genus of climbing plants or vines, first described as a genus in 1810. The genus was originally erected by Robert Brown for four species he described in Australia. It was synonymized with Vincetoxicum in 2018,[1] a decision accepted by Plants of the World Online (As of February 2023).[2]

Former species

Species have been moved to other genera, mainly Vincetoxicum, but also Gongronema, Heterostemma, Lygisma, Sarcolobus, Secamone, Stephanotis (syn. Wattakaka), and Streptocaulon. Former species include:[3]


References

  1. Leide-Schumann, Sigrid; Meve, Ulrich (2018). "Vincetoxicum (Apocynaceae—Asclepiadoideae) expanded to include Tylophora and allies". Phytotaxa 369 (3): 129. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.369.3.1. 
  2. "Tylophora R.Br.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3779-1. 
  3. "Search for Tylophora R.Br.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Tylophora. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2641911 entry