Uncaria elliptica

Uncaria elliptica, synonym Uncaria thwaitesii, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native from Sri Lanka through Indo-China to west Malesia.[1]

Uncaria elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Uncaria
Species:
U. elliptica
Binomial name
Uncaria elliptica
R.Br. ex G.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Nauclea dasyoneura (Korth.) Walp.
  • Nauclea elliptica (R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp.
  • Uncaria brevispina Maingay ex Hook.f.
  • Uncaria dasyoneura Korth.
  • Uncaria gambier Thwaites, sensu auct.
  • Uncaria rostrata Pierre ex Pit.
  • Uncaria thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Alston
  • Uruparia dasyoneura (Korth.) Kuntze

Distribution

Uncaria elliptica is native to Borneo, Cambodia, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Thailand.[1]

Conservation

Uncaria thwaitesii was assessed as "critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Sri Lanka.[2] As of February 2023, U. thwaitesii was regarded as a synonym of Uncaria thwaitesii, which has a wider distribution.[1]

References
  1. "Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Uncaria thwaitesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33534A9790826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33534A9790826.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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