Uvaria narum
Uvaria narum is a large woody climber belonging to the family Annonaceae which occurs in the hilly regions of western peninsular India and Sri Lanka.[1] It was described by Nathaniel Wallich in his catalogue at serial 6473 in 1829.[2] Essential oils can be extracted from the leaves of the plant.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Uvaria |
| Species: | U. narum |
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References
- W A Talbot (1902). The Trees, Shrubs and Wood-Climbers of the Bombay Presidency (2 ed.). Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 5. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- Nathaniel Wallich (1828). Numerical list of dried specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company /which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta (Manuscript). p. 220. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (reprint ed.). CRC Press. p. 3859. ISBN 9781482250640.
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