Uvaria

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Uvaria
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
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Synonyms

Armenteria Thouars ex Baill.
Marenteria Thouars
Narum Adans.
Pyragma Noronha
Uva Kuntze
Uvariella Ridl.
Waria Aubl., orth. var.
Naruma Raf.[1]

Uvaria is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

  • Uvaria calamistrata Hance
  • Uvaria chamae P. Beauv.
  • Uvaria grandiflora (Lesch. ex DC.) Roxb.
  • Uvaria kweichowensis, P.T.Li
  • Uvaria hahinii
  • Uvaria purpurea Blume
  • Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume
  • Uvaria scandens C. B. Rob.
  • Uvaria sorzogonensis C. Presl

[edit] References

  1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). Genus: Uvaria L. (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
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