Uncaria rhynchophylla

Uncaria rhynchophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Uncaria
Species: Uncaria rhynchophylla

Name

Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq., Cat. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat.: 44 (1870)

• Type: Siebold & H. Bürger s.n. (lectotype: L 0104407^(JSTOR), determined by S. Akiyama in 2004 and designated by Ohba, Akiyama & Thijsse 2005; isotype: BR0000005327393; 'syntypes': L {0104403^(JSTOR), 0104404^(JSTOR), 0104405^(JSTOR), 0104406^(JSTOR)}; types of unknown status: K000729967^(JSTOR), U [​fide Ridsdale 1978: 93]).
• Type locality: [Japan.]

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea rhynchophylla Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 108 (1867)
• Homotypic
  • Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. ex Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 89 (1897), isonym
  • Ourouparia rhynchophylla (Miq.) Matsum., Index Pl. Japan 2(2): 593 (1912)
• Heterotypic
  • Uncaria rhynchophylla var. kouteng T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 42: 384 (1967); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 93) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Uncaria rhynchophylla]
    • Type: W.T. Tsang 20572 (26 May 1932; TI; isotypes: A 00061116^(JSTOR), K000729968^(JSTOR), L 0001541^(JSTOR), P01900270^(JSTOR); cf. SING0152991, without type indication).
    • Type locality: China. Kwangtung[Guangdong]: Tsungfa-Lungmoon Distr., Sam-kok-shan[Sanjiao Mountain (三角山)].

Notes

Uncaria rhynchophylloides F.C.How was sunk under the synonymy of U. rhynchophylla by Ridsdale (1978: 93), but was reinstated by Chen & Taylor (2011).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Guizhou, Hubei, Yunnan), China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang) Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (Honshu, Kyushu), Taiwan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W. 1867. Prolusio Florae Japonicae. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3(1): 1–66, (6): 91–209. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Haviland, G.D. 1897. A Revision of the Tribe Naucleeae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 33(228): 1–94. BHL Reference page. 
• Yamazaki, T. 1967. 鈎藤について [On Uncaria rhynchophylla in China]. The Journal of Japanese Botany 42(12): 383–384. (Japanese & Latin) DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.42_12_5597 Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of Mitragyna and Uncaria (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(1): 43–100. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 93–94.]
• Ohba, H., Akiyama, S. & Thijsse, G. 2005. Miquel's new taxa of the vascular plants described from Japan in Prolusio Florae Japonicae and some other works. In Ohba, H. & Boufford, D.E. (eds.), The Botanical Collections: Proceedings of the symposium 'Siebold in the 21st Century' held at the University Museum, the University of Tokyo, in 2003. Bulletin, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo 41. Online. Reference page. 
• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Uncaria rhynchophylla; Uncaria rhynchophylloides. Pp. 351 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Uncaria rhynchophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Uncaria rhynchophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Uncaria rhynchophylla. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Uncaria rhynchophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2022. Reference page.

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Uncaria rhynchophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 15 February 2022.

Vernacular names

日本語: カギカズラ
中文: 钩藤

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