Tiliacora acuminata
| Tiliacora acuminata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Tiliacora |
| Species: | T. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) Miers
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| Synonyms | |
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Tiliacora racemosa Colebr. | |
Tiliacora acuminata is a large woody climbing shrub or liana native to the Indian Subcontinent and Indo-China.[1][2] It grows in wet tropical biomes and is found in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, and the West Himalayas. The plant, also known as Tapering-Leaf Tiliacora, can reach heights of 5–8 meters and has ovate to lance-shaped leaves that are hairless and larger on male plants.[3][4] Its inflorescences are axillary, stalked racemose cymes with small, yellow flowers, and it produces oblong-ovoid to obovoid drupes.[5]
References
- ^ "Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) Miers _ Plants of the World Online _ Kew Science".
- ^ "Tiliacora acuminata – eFlora of India". Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tiliacora acuminata - Tapering-Leaf Tiliacora". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tiliacora acuminata in Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Herbarium JCB". indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2025-09-19.