Tylophora

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, Streptocaulon and Wattakaka. Former species include:[3]

  • T. albiflora, syn. of Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum f. albiflorum
  • T. aristolochioides, syn. of Vincetoxicum aristolochioides
  • T. barbata, syn. of Vincetoxicum barbatum
  • T. belostemma, syn. of Vincetoxicum belostemma
  • T. benthamii, syn. of Vincetoxicum polyanthum
  • T. caffra, syn. of Vincetoxicum caffrum
  • T. calcarata, syn. of Heterostemma acuminatum
  • T. cameroonica, syn. of Vincetoxicum cameroonicum
  • T. capparidifolia, syn. of Vincetoxicum capparidifolium
  • T. crassifolia, syn. of Vincetoxicum crassifolium
  • T. cuspidata, syn. of Vincetoxicum flexuosum var. flexuosum
  • T. hainanensis, syn. of Lygisma inflexum
  • T. japonica, syn. of Vincetoxicum sieboldii
  • T. juventas, syn. of Streptocaulon juventas
  • T. liebiana, syn. of Vincetoxicum liebianum
  • T. linearis, syn. of Vincetoxicum forsteri
  • T. lutescens, syn. of Vincetoxicum indicum var. indicum
  • T. macrantha Hance, syn. of Wattakaka volubilis var. volubilis
  • T. minutiflora Woodson, syn. of Secamone minutiflora
  • T. oblonga, syn. of Vincetoxicum oblongum
  • T. paniculata, syn. of Vincetoxicum paniculatum
  • T. pauciflora, syn. of Vincetoxicum bracteatum
  • T. rupicola, syn. of Vincetoxicum rupicola
  • T. samoensis, syn. of Heterostemma samoense
  • T. sublanceolata, syn. of Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum
  • T. sulphurea, syn. of Sarcolobus retusus
  • T. tanakae, syn. of Vincetoxicum tanakae
  • T. urceolata, syn. of Vincetoxicum anomalum
  • T. villosa Blume, syn. of Vincetoxicum villosum
  • T. wallichii, syn. of Gongronema wallichii
  • T. woollsii, syn. of Vincetoxicum woollsii

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. S2CID 92204609.
  2. "Tylophora R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. "Search for Tylophora R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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