Annonaceae
Uvaria

Uvaria grandiflora Roxb. ex Hornem.

First published in Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 141 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SE. Guangxi, S. Guangdong) to Indo-China and New Guinea. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1985). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 5: 1-476. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Johnson, D.M. & Murray, N.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora of Thailand 16(1): 1-332. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Turner, I.M. (2011). A catalogue of the Annonaceae of Borneo. Phytotaxa 36: 1-120.
  • Turner, I.M. (2012). Annonaceae of Borneo: a review of the climbing species. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 64: 371-479.
  • Turner, I.M. (2018). Annonaceae of the Asia-Pacific region: names types and distribution. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 70: 409-744.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2018). https://www.publish.csiro.au/SB/fulltext/SB17051. epublication.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Turner, I.M. (2011). A catalogue of the Annonaceae of Borneo. Phytotaxa 36: 1-120.
  • Turner, I.M. (2018). Annonaceae of the Asia-Pacific region: names types and distribution. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 70: 409-744.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2000 King [4786] Malaya K000380129 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6485] Malaysia Uvaria purpurea K001124008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6485] Malaysia Uvaria purpurea K001124002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trethowan, L.; Rustiami, H.; Bramley, G.; Puglisi, C.; Mus; Jhon; Azim; Wira [1323] Indonesia Uvaria purpurea K001925946 No
Arifiani, D.; Hidayat, A.; Nurdin.; Obaja. [711] Papua New Guinea Uvaria purpurea K001870522 No
Arifiani, D.; Hidayat, A.; Nurdin.; Obaja. [703] Papua New Guinea Uvaria purpurea K001870514 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6485] Uvaria purpurea K001124000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6485] Burma Uvaria purpurea K001124006 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6485] Uvaria purpurea K001124001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6485] Burma Uvaria purpurea K001124007 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6485] India Uvaria purpurea K001124005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13319] Thailand Uvaria purpurea K000498990 Yes
Koenig, J.G. [Cat. no. 6485] Uvaria purpurea K001124003 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6485] India Uvaria purpurea K001124004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [15550] Philippines Uvaria cardinalis K000691155 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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