Tinospora krispura I.M.Turner

, Eur. J. Taxon. 900: 183 (2023).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77329782-1
Publication
European Journal of Taxonomy
Collation
900: 183
Date of Publication
2 Nov 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Menispermaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
D.A.Powell & H'ng Kim Chey 263E
Locality
Christmas Island
Collection Date
3 Aug 1981
Type Herbaria
holotype K K001129962, K001129963 (one specimen mounted on two sheets)
Distribution Of Types
Christmas I. (Malesia, Asia-Tropical)
Singapore (Malaya, Malesia, Asia-Tropical)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2311 Etymology: 'The specific epithet represents a contraction of the Malay names for the two islands from which the species is known, Pulau Krismas (Christmas Island) and Pulau Singapura (Singapore Island). The epithet is effectively a noun in apposition'.