Uncaria elliptica

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Uncaria elliptica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Uncaria
Species:
U. elliptica
Binomial name
Uncaria elliptica
R.Br. ex G.Don
Synonyms [1]
  • Nauclea dasyoneura(Korth.) Walp.
  • Nauclea elliptica(R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp.
  • Uncaria brevispinaMaingay ex Hook.f.
  • Uncaria dasyoneuraKorth.
  • Uncaria gambierThwaites, sensu auct.
  • Uncaria rostrataPierre ex Pit.
  • Uncaria thwaitesii(Hook.f.) Alston
  • Uruparia dasyoneura(Korth.) Kuntze

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]

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Distribution

Uncaria elliptica is native to Borneo, Cambodia, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Thailand. [1]

Conservation

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, U. thwaitesii was regarded as a synonym of Uncaria thwaitesii, which has a wider distribution. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Uncaria thwaitesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33534A9790826. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33534A9790826.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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