Uvaria

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Uvaria
Uvaria chamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
L.[1]
Species

See text.

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 flowering plants in the soursop 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.

Selected species

  • Uvaria calamistrata Hance
  • Uvaria chamae P.Beauv. – Finger-root
  • Uvaria grandiflora (Lesch. ex DC.) Roxb.
  • Uvaria kweichowensis P.T.Li
  • Uvaria hahinii
  • Uvaria purpurea Blume
  • Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume; Susung-kalabaw
  • Uvaria scandens C.B.Rob.
  • Uvaria sorzogonensis C. Presl[2]

Formerly placed here

  • Alphonsea lutea (Roxb.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as U. lutea Roxb.)
  • Kadsura heteroclita (Roxb.) Craib (as U. heteroclita Roxb.)
  • Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal (as U. japonica L.)
  • Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson (as U. odorata Lam.)
  • Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) J.Sinclair (as U. tomentosa Roxb.)
  • Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill. (as U. lanceolata Sw.)
  • Oxandra laurifolia (Sw.) A.Rich. (as U. laurifolia Sw.)
  • Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd. (as U. cerasoides Roxb.)
  • Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites (as U. longifolia Sonn.)
  • Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites (as U. suberosa Roxb.)
  • Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. (as U. aromatica Lam.)[2]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 2008-04-19. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). "GRIN Species Records of Uvaria" (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
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