Herbarium JCB

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : MENISPERMACEAE
(MOONSEED FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Menispermaceae
Species : Tinospora cordifolia
Basionym : Menispermum cordifolium Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Common name : Heartleaf Moonseed, Gulbel, Tinospora
Vernacular name : Gulbel, Guleh, Jawantika, Gileya, Giloy, Amrutha, Amrita (Hin.); Amruthaballi (Kan.); Chintil, Seenthilkodi, Sallaikkodi (Tam.); Tippatiga, Somida, Amruthavalli (Tel.); Gulachi, Gulochi, Guluchilata, Tihadi (Ori.); Gudusi (San.)
Key identification features : A climbing shrub with membranous, cordate and glabrous leaves. Flowers are unisexual in racemes. Petals 6 and green. Stamens 6 and free. Staminodes are present in female flowers. Fruit is a globose drupe, green turning orange to red.
Habit : Liana
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Native : Indian sub-continent
Comments : In deciduous forests and scrub jungles up to 1000 m. Plant is highly medicinal.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats.
World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Tinospora cordifolia. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.