''Uvaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The generic name ''uvaria'' is derived from the Latin ''uva'' meaning grape, likely because the edible fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes.

Circumscription

Species are distributed throughout the Old World tropics.''Uvaria''.
Flora of China. This large genus had about 150 species, but recent molecular analyses have revealed that several smaller genera belong within ''Uvaria'', increasing its size. These are climbing shrubs or small trees. The flowers are borne singly, in pairs, or in small clusters. There are six petals in two whorls and many stamens.

Selected species

There are 168 accepted ''Uvaria'' species, as of April 2021, according to

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Uvaria chamae ''Uvaria chamae'', commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical West and Central Africa where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands. The common name refers to the fruit ...

'' P.Beauv. – ''Finger-root'', China * ''

Uvaria dulcis ''Uvaria dulcis'' is a species of woody climber in the Annonaceae family. It is found in tropical Asia, in a disjunctive distribution, eastern Indonesia, Jawa, and then Mainland Southeast Asia. The plant has an edible fruit, which in Khmer lang ...

'' - Tropical Asia (E. Indonesia, Jawa, Mainland Southeast Asia) * ''

Uvaria grandiflora ''Uvaria grandiflora''Hornemann JW (1819) ''Hortus regius Botanicus Hafniensis, in usum Tyronum et botanophilorum. Supplementum.'' and "Supplementum Hortus regius botanicus hafniensis. In usum tyronum et botanophilorum." is an Asian liana species ...

'' Roxb. ex Hornem. - Indochina, Malesia * ''

Uvaria kweichowensis ''Uvaria kweichowensis'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a populatio ...

'' P.T.Li - Tropical Africa * ''

Uvaria narum ''Uvaria narum'' is a large woody climber belonging to the family Annonaceae which occurs in the hilly regions of western peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It was described by Nathaniel Wallich in his catalogue at serial 6473 in 1829. Essential oil ...

'' ( Dunal)

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- Indian subcontinent * ''

Uvaria rufa ''Uvaria rufa'' is a species of vines or shrubs commonly known as ''susung-kalabaw'' ('Carabao teats') or Torres Strait scrambler, of the plant family Annonaceae. It grows naturally in Philippines (where it is called /triəl svaː/ ទ្រៀ� ...

'' ( Dunal) Blume; ''Susung-kalabaw'', Australia to Philippines & Indochina * ''

Uvaria zeylanica ''Uvaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The generic name ''uvaria'' is derived from the Latin ''uva'' meaning grape, likely because the edible fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes. Circumscription Specie ...

'' L. - type species - India, Sri Lanka

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Kadsura japonica ''Kadsura japonica'', commonly known as the kadsura vine or simply kadsura, is a plant species native to Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands) in woodlands. The larvae of the moth '' Caloptilia kadsurae'' feed on ''K. japonica'' in the ...

'' ( L.) Dunal (as ''U. japonica'' L.) * '' Cananga odorata'' (Lam.)

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(as ''U. odorata'' Lam.) * '' Oxandra lanceolata'' (Sw.)

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(as ''U. lanceolata'' Sw.) * ''

Huberantha cerasoides ''Huberantha cerasoides''Chaowasku T (2015) ''Kew Bull.'' 70(2)-23: 2. (synonym ''Polyalthia cerasoides'') is a species of trees in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. It is the type species of the relatively new genus ''Huberantha''. It ...

'' (Roxb.) Bedd. (as ''U. cerasoides'' Roxb.) * ''

Monoon longifolium ''Monoon longifolium'', the false ashoka, also commonly known by its synonym ''Polyalthia longifolia'', is an Asian small tree species in the family Annonaceae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka, but has been widely introduced els ...

'' (Sonn.) Thwaites (as ''U. longifolia'' Sonn.) * ''

Xylopia aromatica ''Xylopia aromatica'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family and the accepted name of ''Xylopia xylopioides''. It is a tree native to Cerrado grassland vegetation, particularly in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais, in eastern Brazil ...

'' (Lam.)

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(as ''U. aromatica'' Lam.)

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2473724 Annonaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot