Tylophora tenuissima
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- May-September
How to identify Tylophora tenuissima
Identify Tylophora tenuissima by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Very slender (tenuissima) stems and leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow lance/sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tylophora tenuissima.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tylophora tenuissima
- Genus
- Tylophora
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Tidal forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesis
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow lance/sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tylophora tenuissima itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tylophora tenuissima itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tylophora tenuissima
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Tylophora tenuissima is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh. It grows in tidal forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Tylophora tenuissima belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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