Uvaria narum

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Uvaria narum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species:
U. narum
Binomial name
Uvaria narum

Uvaria narum is a large woody climber belonging to the family Annonaceae which occurs in the hilly regions of western peninsular India and Sri Lanka. [1] It was described by Nathaniel Wallich in his catalogue at serial 6473 in 1829. [2] Essential oils can be extracted from the leaves of the plant. [3]

References

  1. ↑ W A Talbot (1902). The Trees, Shrubs and Wood-Climbers of the Bombay Presidency (2 ed.). Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 5. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Nathaniel Wallich (1828). Numerical list of dried specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company /which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta (Manuscript). p.  220 . Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (reprint ed.). CRC Press. p. 3859. ISBN   9781482250640.


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