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Uncaria lanosa

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Uncaria lanosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Uncaria
Species:
U. lanosa
Binomial name
Uncaria lanosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Uruparia lanosa (Wall.) Kuntze

Uncaria lanosa is a species of plant in the coffee and gardenia family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Australia and the western Pacific. It is a scrambling climber of rainforest.

Uncaria lanosa is a scandent shrub or vine with a stem diameter reaching up to 5 cm (2.0 in) diameter. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stems and are densely covered in soft hairs. Flowers are produced in roughly spherical umbels about 5 cm (2.0 in) diameter.[3][4]

Taxonomy

Six varieties and five forms are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of April 2026:[2]

  • Uncaria lanosa var. appendiculata (Benth.) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa var. ferrea (Blume) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa var. glabrata (Blume) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa var. korrensis (Kaneh.) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa var. lanosa
  • Uncaria lanosa var. toppingii (Merr.) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa f. glabrescens (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa f. gynogumna Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa f. philippinensis (Elmer) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa f. setiloba (Benth.) Ridsdale
  • Uncaria lanosa f. sumatrana Ridsdale

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