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Uncaria roxburghiana

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Korthals

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Philippines
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Montane streamside
• woodland edge
• forest margin

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Aug

Slender tomentose climbing & rambling shrub, thin coriaceous leaves rufous-brown ciliate on both sides 90mm x 50mm, flowers heads to 20mm across, calyx tube 1.5mm long with 3mm long lobes,pinkish corolla to 12mm long, corolla tube 7.5mm long, axillary infrutescence, winged capsule to 2.5mm long, brown wings 0.25-0.33mm long

Further References

• Elmer
• The Plant List 2
• FS
• FOMP
• Kew
• GBS