Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Wall.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Nauclea scandens Sm.
  • Synonym(s) : Cephalanthus cavaleriei H.Lév.; Nauclea pilosa (Roxb.) Blume; Uncaria pilosa Roxb.; Uncaria wangii F.C.How; Uruparia pilosa (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Wall.
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Sparse forests, broad-leaved forests; 100 - 1500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : February-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 744
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Uncaria scandens. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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