Biology:Uvaria

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Short description: Genus of plants in the Annonaceae family

Uvaria
Uvaria chamae MS4186.JPG
U. chamae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Uvarieae
Genus: Uvaria
L.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Anomianthus Zoll.
  • Cyathostemma Griff.
  • Dasoclema J.Sinclair
  • Ellipeia Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Ellipeiopsis R.E.Fr.
  • Marenteria Thouars
  • Melodorum Lour.
  • Narum Adans.
  • Pyragma Noronha
  • Rauwenhoffia Scheff.
  • Tetrapetalum Miq.
  • Uvariella Ridl.
  • Xylopiastrum Roberty

Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the 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.

Circumscription

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 grandiflora in Singapore
Uvaria ovata, native to West Africa.

There are 168 accepted Uvaria species, as of April 2021, according to Plants of the World Online.[4]

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 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. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12604. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Uvaria. Flora of China.
  3. 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.
  4. "Uvaria L.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30043123-2. 
  5. 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. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12604. 
  6. "Uvaria L.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30043123-2#children. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2473724 entry