Uncaria elliptica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Uncaria |
Species: | U. elliptica
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Binomial name | |
Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Uncaria elliptica, synonym Uncaria thwaitesii, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native from Sri Lanka through Indo-China to west Malesia. [1]
Uncaria elliptica is native to Borneo, Cambodia, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Thailand. [1]
Uncaria thwaitesii was assessed as " critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Sri Lanka. [2] As of February 2023 [update], U. thwaitesii was regarded as a synonym of Uncaria thwaitesii, which has a wider distribution. [1]
Uncaria elliptica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Uncaria |
Species: | U. elliptica
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Binomial name | |
Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Uncaria elliptica, synonym Uncaria thwaitesii, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native from Sri Lanka through Indo-China to west Malesia. [1]
Uncaria elliptica is native to Borneo, Cambodia, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Thailand. [1]
Uncaria thwaitesii was assessed as " critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Sri Lanka. [2] As of February 2023 [update], U. thwaitesii was regarded as a synonym of Uncaria thwaitesii, which has a wider distribution. [1]