Tinospora crispa

Family: Menispermaceae

What it is like

A woody climber. It grows 4-10 m long. It loses its leaves during the year. It can have long aerial roots. Old stems are fleshy. The leaf stalk is 5-15 cm long and the leaves are broadly oval to heart shaped and 6-13 cm long by 6-13 cm wide.

It is used in medicine. There are 32 Tinospora species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, spice

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from stem cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Bora phet, Boraped

Synonyms

Menispermum crispum L.; Tinospora gibbericaulis Hand.-Mazz.; Tinopsora mastersii Diels; Tinospora rumphii Boerl.; Tinospora thorelii Gagnep.; Tinospora tuberculata (Lamk.) Beumee ex Heyne;