Taxon:  Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Tylophora
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Tylophorinae
Nomen number:
416052
Place of publication:
Philipp. J. Sci. 19:373.  1921
Verified:
02/07/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cynanchum indicum Burm. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Asclepias asthmatica L. f.
Tylophora asthmatica (L. f.) Wight & Arn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  2. Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds. 1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  6. Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
  7. Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian ipecac  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaLaccadive Islands Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds. 1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia MalayaTurner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Laccadive Islands, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh], Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Thailand
  • MALESIA: Malaysia (Malaya)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Reference(s)
  1. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  2. Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds. 1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  5. Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:159-162.
  6. Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolkloreas Tylophora asthmaticaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Tylophora asthmatica
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=416052. Accessed 29 October 2026.