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Uncaria roxburghiana

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Uncaria roxburghiana Korth.

Family Name: Rubiaceae

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants)
Plant Growth Form Climber

Biogeography

Native Distribution Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore
Native Habitat Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone Tropical
Local Conservation Status Native to Singapore (Endangered (EN))

Description and Ethnobotany

Foliage Its opposite, stalked leaves have thinly leathery leaf blades that are usually egg-shaped with a pointed tip, 6.4 by 8.9 cm, shortly hairy, and have 5 pairs of veins that are depressed above and elevated below.
Flowers Its flowers are light greyish-pink, 7.6 mm long, hairless, and arranged in clusters.
Fruit Its capsule is spindle-shaped, 8.9 mm long, and hairless.
Habitat It grows in inland forests.
Associated Fauna Its flowers are insect-pollinated.
Etymology Latin uncaria, hook, referring to climbers with hook-shaped flower clusters; Latin roxburghiana, commemorating Dr. William Roxburgh (1751–1815), director of Calcutta Botanic Garden

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference Full Sun, Semi-Shade
Water Preference Moderate Water

Foliar

Mature Foliage Colour(s) Green
Mature Foliage Texture(s) Leathery

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower Colour(s) Pink, Silver / Grey

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Master ID 31000
Species ID 5387
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Species record last updated on: 20 August 2022.
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