Rubiaceae
Uncaria

Uncaria cordata (Lour.) Merr.

First published in Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 479 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh to N. Queensland. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chamchumroon, V. & Puff, C. (2003). The Rubiaceae of Ko Chang, south-eastern Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 31: 13-26.
  • Ford, A.J. & Hasenpusch, J.W. (2009). Rediscovery of Uncaria cordata (Lour.) Merr. var. cordata (Rubiaceae:Naucleeae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8: 99-102.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Tan, H.T.W., Chua, K.S. & Turner, I.M. (1995). Rubiaceae of the Bukit Timah nature reserve. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, Suppl. 3: 29-59.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ford, A.J. & Hasenpusch, J.W. (2009). Rediscovery of Uncaria cordata (Lour.) Merr. var. cordata (Rubiaceae:Naucleeae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8: 99-102.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2013 Wardi et al. [BOHK 006] Indonesia K000871403 Yes
Jan 31, 1969 Creagh, C.V. [s.n.] Borneo K000729987 Type Yes
Wong, K.M. [WKM 3550] Brunei K001639856 Yes
Hagwood, A.G.; Jimbo, T.; Sule, B.; Aika, I.; Maharape, K.; Mopeni, M.; Mai, A. [LAE 91316] Papua New Guinea K001636095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000729961 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6106] Malaysia K000729962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ahmad Firdaus, Z.; Eryani, S.; Nor Ezzawanis, A.T.; Imin, K.; et al. [FRI 92819] Malaysia K001590623 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Indonesia K000729986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hollrung, M. [639] Papua New Guinea K001129430 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6106] Uncaria speciosa K001123058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6106] Burma Uncaria speciosa K001123056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6106] Uncaria speciosa K001123052 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6106] Uncaria speciosa K001123054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6106] Burma Uncaria speciosa K001123055 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6106] Uncaria speciosa K001123057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6106] Uncaria speciosa K001123053 Unknown Type Material Yes
Anonymous [s.n.] Malaysia Uncaria cordata f. sundaica K001129423 Holotype Yes
Feb 1, 2010 Sumarno [SMR 6] Indonesia Uncaria cordata f. leiantha K000576322 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Borneo Uncaria cordata f. leiantha K000760002 Isotype Yes
Dec 1, 2013 Wardi et al. [BOHK 500] Indonesia Uncaria cordata var. ferruginea K000871402 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [16997] Thailand Uncaria cordata var. ferruginea K000729959 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16997] Thailand Uncaria cordata var. ferruginea K000729960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Borneo Uncaria insignis K000729952 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0