Uncaria

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Uncaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – gambier or cat's claw.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Rubiaceae – family; Cinchonoideae - subfamily; Naucleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Uncaria guianensis - type species; Uncaria elliptica, Uncaria gambir, Uncaria homomalla, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sinensis, Uncaria tomentosa - other species

References

• Uncaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Uncaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Uncaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Uncaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Uncaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Uncaria at USDA Plants database
• Uncaria at Plants of the World Online
• Uncaria at Tropicos
• Cinchonoideae at APWeb