Uvaria
| Uvaria | |
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| Uvaria chamae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Uvaria L.[1] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Armenteria Thouars ex Baill. | |
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.
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
- 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[4]
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.)[4]
References
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- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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.