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Uncaria rhynchophylla

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Miquel) Miquel ex Haviland

Common Names

• Gou teng (Pinyin)
• Kagi-katsura (Japan)
• Kagi-kazura (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Yunnan
• Taiwan - China
• S. Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• thickets
• streamside
• woodland

Flowering Times

• May-Dec (China)
• Jul (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• May-Dec (China)

Spiny liana or scandent woody plant with horizontally spreading branches, glabrous leaves to 120mm x 70mm, spines in axils. Axillary and terminal cymes, pale green flowers, tube to 8mm long, pubescent fruit to 6mm with persistent calyx teeth

Further References

• FOC
• Kew
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ