| Vincetoxicum bracteatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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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 | |
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Vincetoxicum bracteatum, synonyms including Tylophora pauciflora, is a species of climbing plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is commonly known as kiri aguna in Sri Lanka. It is edible and is used in traditional medicine. It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1821 as Cynanchum bracteatum.
Ecology
Vincetoxicum bracteatum is the food plant for the larva of Parantica aglea.
References
- ^ "Vincetoxicum bracteatum (Thunb.) Meve & Liede". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- 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.
- "Vincetoxicum bracteatum (Thunb.) Meve & Liede". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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.
- Tylophora pauciflora in Flora of India
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Vincetoxicum bracteatum | |
| Tylophora pauciflora | |
| Cynanchum bracteatum | |
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