Uvaria
Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The generic name uvaria is derived from the Latin uva meaning grape, likely because the edible fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes.
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| U. chamae | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Tribe: | Uvarieae |
| Genus: | Uvaria L.[1] |
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Circumscription
Species are distributed throughout the Old World tropics.[2] This large genus had about 150 species,[2] but recent molecular analyses have revealed that several smaller genera belong within Uvaria, increasing its size.[3]
These are climbing shrubs or small trees. The flowers are borne singly, in pairs, or in small clusters. There are six petals in two whorls and many stamens.[2]
Selected species
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Uvaria grandiflora in Singapore
Uvaria ovata, native to West Africa.
There are 168 accepted Uvaria species, as of April 2021, according to Plants of the World Online.[4]
- Uvaria chamae P.Beauv. – Finger-root, China
- Uvaria dulcis Dunal - Tropical Asia (E. Indonesia, Jawa, Mainland Southeast Asia)
- Uvaria grandiflora Roxb. ex Hornem. - Indochina, Malesia
- Uvaria kweichowensis P.T.Li - Tropical Africa
- Uvaria narum (Dunal) Wall. - Indian subcontinent
- Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume; Susung-kalabaw, Australia to Philippines & Indochina
- Uvaria zeylanica L. - type species - India, Sri Lanka
Formerly placed here
- Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal (as U. japonica L.)
- Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as U. odorata Lam.)
- Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill. (as U. lanceolata Sw.)
- Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd. (as U. cerasoides Roxb.)
- Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) Thwaites (as U. longifolia Sonn.)
- Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. (as U. aromatica Lam.)[5][6]
References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Uvaria L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- Uvaria. Flora of China.
- LinLin, Z., Su, Y. C. F., & Saunders, R. M. K. (2009). Molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Uvaria (Annonaceae), inclusive of Anomianthus, Cyathostemma, Ellipeia, Ellipeiopsis and Rauwenhoffia. Systematics and Biodiversity, 7(3), 249-258.
- "Uvaria L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). "GRIN Species Records of Uvaria". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- "Uvaria L." Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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