Uncaria perrottetii
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| Uncaria perrottetii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Uncaria |
| Species: | U. perrottetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Uncaria perrottetii | |
Uncaria perrottetii,[3] known locally in the Philippines as “sungay kalabaw” (lit. “carabao’s horn”),[4] is a species of liana in the family Rubiaceae.
It was first described in 1834 by Achille Richard as Sabicea perrottetii,[5] and was transferred to the genus, Uncaria, by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1913.[2]
