2.8. 2. Aspidopterys A. Juss. ex Endl., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 266. 1840.

Type species.

Aspidopterys elliptica (Blume) A. Juss. ex Endl.

Notes.

Aspidopterys comprises 24 currently accepted species (ten threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of lianas endemic to rainforests of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam, Southeast Asia (POWO 2024). For an updated identification key for all species of Aspidopterys, see Hutchinson (1917) for a partial revision, Sirirugsa (1991) for Thailand, and Srivastava (1997) for India.