Uvaria

Uvaria
U. chamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Uvarieae
Genus: Uvaria
L.
Type species
Uvaria zeylanica
L.
Species

171 – see List of Uvaria species

Synonyms
  • Anomianthus Zoll.
  • Balonga Le Thomas
  • 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, 'grape', because the fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes. Species are distributed throughout the Old World tropics.

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