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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.5416 Genus Uncaria Schreb.; Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a], 1: 125 (1789)
Distribution: pantropics, but mostly trop. Asia, Malesia, Pacific Isl., trop. America (2), trop. Africa (3), Madagascar (1)
Species listed in database: 37
= Agylophora Neck. ex Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 82 (1820)
= Ourouparia Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 177 (1775), nom. rej.
= Restiaria Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 639 (1790)
= Uruparia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 148 (1838)
species :
Uncaria acida (W.Hunter) Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 129 (1824)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Myanmar (Taninthayi); peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (south of Malaya); +Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl.; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Cinchona cattukambar K.D.Koenig ex Retz.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1814: 32, t. 3 (1814)
= Nauclea acida W.Hunter; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 223 (1808)
= Ourouparia acida (W.Hunter) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 375 (1880)
= Tapogomea rubra Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 145 (1837)
= Uruparia acida (W.Hunter) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
variant :
var. papuana Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 58 (1926)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria firma Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 59 (1925)
species :
Uncaria africana G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 471 (1834)
subspecies :
subsp. africana
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.)
22 BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 ANN CAF CMN CON GAB SAO ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN 29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ourouparia africana (G.Don) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 225 (1879)
= Ourouparia africana K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 57 (1891), nom. illeg.
= Ourouparia madagascariensis Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 228 (1879)
= Uncaria africana var. madagascariensis (Baill.) Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 76 (1879)
= Uruparia africana (G.Don) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. angolensis (Havil.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 96 (1978)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 IVO NGA 23 CAF CMN EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria africana var. angolensis Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 76 (1897)
= Uncaria angolensis (Havil.) Welw. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 99 (1931)
= Uncaria africana var. bequaertii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 216 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. lacus-victoriae Verdc.; Kew Bull. 31(1): 181 (1976)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
species :
Uncaria attenuata Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 170, t. 34 (1842)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar (Taninthayi); peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (scattered); +Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Jawa
41 AND MYA THA 42 BOR JAW MLY PHI SNG SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea attenuata (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 513 (1843)
= Uncaria athemiata Treub; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 3: 52 (1883)
= Uncaria bulusanensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3271 (1934)
= Uruparia attenuata (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria barbata Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 278 (1929)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SUM
species :
Uncaria bernaysii F.Muell.; Australas. J. Pharm. (1886) 45, et ex Bot. Centralbl. 26: 114 (1886)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ourouparia bernaysii Schum.; Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land [Schumann & Hollrung] 128 (1889)
= Ourouparia salomonensis Rech.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 187 (1912)
= Uncaria bernaysioides Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 189 (1944)
= Uncaria salomonensis (Rech.) Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 191 (1944)
species :
Uncaria borneensis Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 84 (1897)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo
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Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria ferruginea var. mollis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 539 (1861)
species :
Uncaria callophylla Blume ex Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 170 (1842)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; +Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Philippines; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria avenia Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 59 (1925)
= Uncaria forbesii Wernham; J. Bot. 56: 68 (1918)
= Uncaria jasminiflora var. macrophylla King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72(2): 133 (1904)
= Uncaria jasminiflora Wall. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 32 (1880)
= Uncaria luzoniensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 27: 57 (1925)
= Uncaria wrayi King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72: 132 (1903)
= Uruparia callophylla (Blume ex Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia jasminiflora (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria canescens Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 172 (1842)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak); Sumatera; Borneo
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea canescens (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 513 (1843), nom. superfl.
= Uncaria ovata R.Br. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 729 (1841), nomen
= Uruparia canescens (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia ovata Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891), nomen
species :
Uncaria cordata (Lour.) Merr.; Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 479 (1917)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Bago, Kayin, Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland)
41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SNG SUL SUM 50 AUS
Conservation Status: endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea nemorosa (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 512 (1843)
= Nauclea pedicellata (Roxb.) Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1012 (1826)
= Nauclea sclerophylla W.Hunter; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 223 (1808)
= Nauclea speciosa (Wall. ex G.Don) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 512 (1843)
= Ourouparia sclerophylla (Hunter) K.Schum.; Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land [Schumann & Hollrung] 127 (1889)
= Restiaria cordata Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 639 (1790)
= Uncaria cirrhiflora Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 129 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 520 (1832)
= Uncaria eumececarpa Korth. ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 143 (1856)
= Uncaria grandifolia Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 23 (1896)
= Uncaria intermedia Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 56 (1925)
= Uncaria nemorosa Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 166 (1842)
= Uncaria pedicellata Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 128 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 520 (1832)
= Uncaria sclerophylla (Hunter) Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 130 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 520 (1832)
= Uncaria speciosa Wall. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 471 (1834), descr.
= Uruparia cirrhiflora (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia multiflora K.Schum. & Lauterb.; Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 556 (1900)
= Uruparia nemorosa (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia pedicellata (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
form :
f. insignis (Bartl. ex DC.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 77 (1978)
Distribution: Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines
42 BOR PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea hallii (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 512 (1843)
= Nauclea insignis (Bartl. ex DC.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 791 (1839)
= Uncaria hallii Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 165 (1842)
= Uncaria insignis Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 348 (1830)
form :
f. leiantha Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 77 (1978)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo (Kalimantan)
41 CBD MYA THA 42 BOR MLY SUM
form :
f. sundaica Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 76 (1978)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines
42 BOR MLY PHI SUL SUM
variant :
var. ferruginea (Blume) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 76 (1978)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa
41 AND NCB THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea ferruginea Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1013 (1826)
= Uncaria ferruginea (Blume) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 348 (1830)
= Uncaria glaucescens Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 210 (1931)
species :
Uncaria domatifera (E.M.A.Petit) O.Lachenaud & Ntore; Fl. Afrique Centr., Rubiac. Tribu XIII-XV 30 (2022)
subspecies :
subsp. domatifera
Distribution: Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria africana var. domatifera E.M.A.Petit; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 446 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. hydrophila (E.M.A.Petit) O.Lachenaud & Ntore; Fl. Afrique Centr., Rubiac. Tribu XIII-XV 32 (2022)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CON ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria africana var. hydrophila E.M.A.Petit; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 445 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. myrmecophyta (De Wild.) O.Lachenaud & Ntore; Fl. Afrique Centr., Rubiac. Tribu XIII-XV 33 (2022)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria africana var. myrmecophyta De Wild.; Compt.-Rend. Hebd. Séances Mém. Soc. Biol. 82: 1076 (1919)
subspecies :
subsp. xerophila (E.M.A.Petit) O.Lachenaud & Ntore; Fl. Afrique Centr., Rubiac. Tribu XIII-XV 34 (2022)
Distribution: Liberia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
22 LBR 23 CAF CMN ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria africana var. xerophila E.M.A.Petit; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 445 (1957)
species :
Uncaria donisii E.M.A.Petit; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 444 (1957)
Distribution: Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CON EQG GAB ZAI
species :
Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 471 (1834), descr.
Distribution: Sri Lanka; Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Laos; Thailand; Cambodia; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Melaka); Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa
40 SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA NCB THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea dasyoneura (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 513 (1843)
= Nauclea elliptica (R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 512 (1843)
= Uncaria brevispina Maingay ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 31 (1880)
= Uncaria dasyoneura Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 169 (1842)
= Uncaria dasyoneura var. thwaitesii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 31 (1880)
= Uncaria gambier Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 138 (1859), sensu auct.
= Uncaria rostrata Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 53 (1922)
= Uncaria thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Alston; Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 11: 208 (1929)
= Uruparia dasyoneura (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria gambir (W.Hunter) Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 517 (1824)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Taiwan [I]; Bangladesh [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I]; Singapore [I]; Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa
36 CHI 38 tai 40 ban 42 BOR JAW mly sng SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cinchona kattukambar J.Koenig ex D.M.Retz.; Observ. Bot. Pug. 11 (1810)
= Nauclea gambir W.Hunter; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 218, t. 22 (1808)
= Ourouparia gambir (W.Hunter) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 350 (1880)
= Uncaria gambir var. angulata Wawra; Itin. Princ. S. Coburgi 1: 118 (1883)
= Uncaria gambir var. latifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 62(Suppl.): 47 (1924)
= Uncaria yunnanensis K.C.Hsia; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 319 (1982)
= Uruparia gambir (W.Hunter) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis, 2: 370 (1791)
Distribution: Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Norte de Santander, Santander, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea aculeata (Willd.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 929 (1798)
= Nauclea guianensis (Aubl.) Lam. ex Forsyth f.; Bot. Nomencl. 130 (1794)
= Ourouparia guianensis Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 177 (1775)
= Uncaria aculeata Willd.; Del. Opusc. Bot. 2: 200 (1793)
= Uncaria spinosa Raeusch.; Nomencl. Bot. [Raeuschel], ed. 3: 55 (1797)
= Uncaria versicolor Willd.; Del. Opusc. Bot. 2: 200 (1793), nom. superfl.
= Uruparia guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia versicolor Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 148 (1838), nom. superfl.
species :
Uncaria hirsuta Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 88 (1897)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Fujian); Taiwan
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea formosana Matsum.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 14: 127 (1900)
= Neonauclea formosana (Matsum.) Merr.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 540 (1915)
= Ourouparia enormis Yamam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 28: 332 (1938)
= Ourouparia formosana (Matsum.) Matsum. & Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 183 (1906)
= Ourouparia hirsuta (Havil) Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 8: 65 (1936)
= Ourouparia kawakamii (Hayata) Raym.-Hamet; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 203: 1383 (1936)
= Uncaria formosana (Matsum.) Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 49 (1920)
= Uncaria kawakamii Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 140 (1911)
= Uncaria uraiensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 49 (1920)
species :
Uncaria homomalla Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 343 (1857)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan); India (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis); Sumatera
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria lanosa var. parviflora Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 59: 109 (1911)
= Uncaria parviflora Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 75 (1918)
= Uncaria quadrangularis E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 240 (1928)
= Uncaria tonkinensis Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 89 (1897)
= Uruparia homomalla (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria kunstleri King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72: 132 (1903)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak); Sumatera; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SUM
species :
Uncaria laevigata Wall. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 470 (1834), descr.
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Guangxi); Taiwan; India (Assam); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; S-Vietnam
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea laevigata (Wall. ex G.Don) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 512 (1843)
= Uncaria dasycarpa Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 49 (1922), pro syn.
= Uruparia laevigata (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria lancifolia Hutch.; Pl. Wilson. [Sargent] 3: 407 (1916)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
species :
Uncaria lanosa Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 131 (1824)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Pahang, Melaka); Sumatera; Jawa
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea lanosa (Wall.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 64 (1816)
= Nauclea setigera Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1013 (1826)
= Nauclea wallichiana Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2), Cur. Post.: 81 (1827)
= Uruparia lanosa (Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
variant :
var. appendiculata (Benth.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 88 (1978)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland)
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea appendiculata (Benth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 943 (1843)
= Uncaria appendiculata Benth.; London J. Bot. 2: 222 (1843)
= Uncaria ferrea var. appendiculata (Benth.) Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 54 (1926)
= Uncaria lanosa f. appendiculata (Benth.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 88 (1978)
variant :
var. ferrea (Blume) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 87 (1978)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl. (South Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Taninthayi); peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Palawan; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl.; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea ferrea Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1014 (1826)
= Ourouparia ferrea (Blume) K.Schum.; Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land [Schumann & Hollrung] 128 (1889)
= Uncaria ferrea (Blume) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 348 (1830)
= Uncaria ferrea f. borneensis Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 186 (1869)
= Uncaria ferrea var. tomentosa King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72(2): 131 (1903)
= Uncaria horsfieldiana Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 151 (1856)
= Uncaria lanosa f. ferrea (Blume) Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 87 (1978)
= Uruparia ferrea (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
variant :
var. glabrata (Blume) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 86 (1978)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (south of Malaya); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea glabrata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1012 (1826)
= Uncaria ferrea subsp. glabrata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uncaria glabrata (Blume) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 348 (1830)
= Uncaria lobbii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 33 (1880)
= Uruparia lobbii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
form :
f. glabrescens (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 88 (1978)
Distribution: Bougainville
43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria glabrescens Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 191 (1944)
form :
f. gynogumna Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 88 (1978)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
variant :
var. korrensis (Kaneh.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 88 (1978)
Distribution: Palau (Babeldaob, Koror)
62 PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria korrensis Kaneh.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 924 (1934)
form :
f. philippinensis (Elmer) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 89 (1978)
Distribution: Taiwan; Sulawesi; Philippines
38 TAI 42 PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria philippinensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 38 (1906)
form :
f. setiloba (Benth.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 89 (1978)
Distribution: S-Taiwan; Philippines; Moluccas
38 TAI 42 MOL PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea setiloba (Benth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 943 (1843)
= Ourouparia setiloba (Benth.) Sasaki; List Pl. Formosa [Sasaki] 385 (1928)
= Uncaria florida S.Vidal; Phan. Cuming. Philipp. 176 (1885)
= Uncaria glabrata Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(13A): 105 (1880)
= Uncaria setiloba Benth.; London J. Bot. 2: 223 (1843)
= Uruparia setiloba (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
form :
f. sumatrana Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 87 (1978)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
variant :
var. toppingii (Merr.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 87 (1978)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria lanosa f. toppingii (Merr.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 87 (1978)
= Uncaria toppingii Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 76: 117 (1917)
species :
Uncaria longiflora (Poir.) Merr.; Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 480 (1917)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.
41 THA 42 BOR MLY MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Bancalus rotundifolius Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 276 (1891), nom. superfl.
= Nauclea haenkeana Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 186 (1841), nom. illeg.
= Nauclea longiflora Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 63 (1816)
= Nauclea luzonensis D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 791 (1839)
= Nauclea rotundifolia Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 346 (1830), nom. illeg.
= Uncaria callophylla var. oligoneura Korth. ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 143 (1856)
= Uncaria havilandiana S.Moore; J. Bot. 61: Suppl. 23 (1923)
= Uncaria oligoneura Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 171 (1842)
= Uncaria pachyphylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 102 (1915)
= Uncaria trinervis Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 80 (1897)
variant :
var. pteropoda (Miq.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(1): 82 (1978)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Philippines (Mindanao)
42 BOR MLY PHI SNG SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria pteropoda Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 343 (1857)
= Uruparia pteropoda (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uncaria laevifolia Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: (1902 publ. 1913)
species :
Uncaria macrophylla Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 132 (1824)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan); Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Mon, Rakhine); N- & E-Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea grandifolia Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2) (Cur. Post.): 81 (1827)
= Nauclea latifolia F.Dietr.; Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 127 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Nauclea silhetana D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 791 (1839)
= Uncaria sessilifolia Roxb. ex Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 69 (1877)
= Uruparia macrophylla (Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria nervosa Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 985 (1911)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines; Jawa; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.
42 BOR JAW MOL NWG PHI 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria inermis Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 454 (1911)
= Uncaria valetoniana Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 190 (1944)
= Uncaria sclerophylloides Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 57 (1925)
species :
Uncaria orientalis Guillaumin; J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 1 (1932)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Vanuatu
42 MOL NWG 43 BIS SOL 60 VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria attenuata var. papuana Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 453 (1911)
species :
Uncaria paucinervis Teijsm. & Binn.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Teijsmann & Binnendijk] 117 (1866)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
species :
Uncaria perrottetii (A.Rich.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 60 (1913)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ourouparia perrottetii (A.Rich.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 227 (1879)
= Sabicea perrottetii A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 228 (1834)
= Uncaria ferrea Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(13A): 105 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Uncaria hookeri S.Vidal; Phan. Cuming. Philipp. 177 (1885)
species :
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. ex Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 890 (1897)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Vietnam
36 CHI 38 JAP 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 92 (1865), et Cat. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 44 (1870)
= Nauclea rhynchophylla Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 108 (1867)
= Ourouparia rhynchophylla (Miq.) Matsum.; Index Pl. Jap. [J.Matsumura] 2(2): 593 (1912)
species :
Uncaria rhynchophylloides F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 6: 257 (1946)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Uncaria roxburghiana Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 172 (1842)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; +Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Philippines (Luzon)
42 BOR MLY PHI SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea roxburghiana (Korth.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 513 (1843)
= Uncaria brevicarpa Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3270 (1934)
= Uncaria roxburghii Korth.; Obs. Naucl. Ind. 17 (1839), nomen
= Uruparia roxburghiana (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 130 (1824)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand); Bangladesh; Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; N-Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA NCB THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalanthus cavaleriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 434 (1912)
= Nauclea pilosa (Roxb.) Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1013 (1826)
= Nauclea scandens Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 24: Nauclea n. 9 (1819)
= Uncaria pilosa Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 130 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 520 (1832)
= Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Hutch.; Pl. Wilson. [Sargent] 3: 406 (1916)
= Uncaria wangii F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 6: 261 (1946)
= Uruparia pilosa (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria schlenckerae S.Moore; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 34: 53 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Uncaria sessilifructus Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 86 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 130 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 520 (1832)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; ?Thailand; Laos; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea ovalifolia (Roxb.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2) (Cur. Post.): 80 (1827)
= Nauclea scandens Roxb. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 30 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Nauclea sessilifructus (Roxb.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 792 (1839)
= Nauclea sessilis Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2), Cur. Post.: 81 (1827)
= Nauclea uncaria D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 791 (1839), nom. superfl.
= Uncaria ovalifolia Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 128 (1824)
= Uruparia ovalifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
= Uruparia sessilifructus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
species :
Uncaria sinensis (Oliv.) Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 89 (1897)
Distribution: China (Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hubei, Guizhou, Hunan, Shaanxi, Gansu); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Nauclea sinensis Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1956 (1891)
= Uncaria membranifolia F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 6: 254 (1946)
species :
Uncaria sterrophylla Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 190 (1944)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Uncaria dosedlae Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 83: 462 (1979 publ. 1980)
species :
Uncaria talbotii Wernham; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 40 (1913)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; W-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Central African Republic
22 BKN GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CAF
species :
Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 349 (1830)
Name: Croc-Chien, Liane d´Eau (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad; Colombia (Caquetá, Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
80 BLZ COS GUA HON PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cinchona globifera Pav. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 345 (1830)
= Nauclea aculeata Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 382 (1819)
= Nauclea polycephala A.Rich. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 672 (1830)
= Nauclea surinamensis (Miq.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 378 (1848)
= Nauclea tomentosa Willd. ex Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 221 (1819)
= Ourouparia polycephala (A.Rich. ex DC.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 229 (1879)
= Ourouparia tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 132 (1889)
= Uncaria surinamensis Miq.; Linnaea 19: 129 (1846)
= Uncaria tomentosa var. dioica Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 263 (1934)
species :
Uncaria velutina Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 84 (1897)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bancalus canescens (Bartl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 276 (1891)
= Nauclea canescens Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 346 (1830)
= Uncaria clavisepala Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 350 (1908)
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