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Menispermaceae

Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Family
Menispermaceae
Genus
Tinospora

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
波叶青牛胆, 波葉青牛膽, 发冷藤, 大叶藤, 波叶青牛胆(绿包藤), 绿包藤, 青牛胆
Malay
Patawali, Akar patawali

Synonyms

  • Chasmanthera crispa (L.) Baill.
  • Cocculus bantamensis Blume
  • Cocculus crispus (L.) DC.
  • Cocculus rimosus Blume
  • Cocculus verrucosus (Roxb.) Wall.
  • Menispermum bantamense (Blume) Spreng.
  • Menispermum crispum L.
  • Menispermum rimosum (Blume) Spreng.
  • Menispermum tuberculatum Lam.
  • Menispermum verrucosum Roxb.
  • Nephroia bantamensis (Blume) Miers
  • Tinospora gibbericaulis Hand.-Mazz.
  • Tinospora mastersii Diels
  • Tinospora rumphii Boerl.
  • Tinospora thorelii Gagnep.
  • Tinospora tuberculata (Lam.) Beumée ex K.Heyne
  • Tinospora verrucosa (Roxb.) W.Theob.

Flowers

In flower
March (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.