Uncaria

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Uncaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – gambier or cat's claw.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Cinchonoideae - subfamily; Naucleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Uncaria guianensis - type species; Uncaria elliptica, Uncaria gambir, Uncaria homomalla, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sinensis, Uncaria tomentosa - other species

References

Uncaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Uncaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Uncaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Uncaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Uncaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Uncaria at Encyclopedia of Life
Uncaria at USDA Plants database
Uncaria at Plants of the World Online
Uncaria at Tropicos
Cinchonoideae at APWeb

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