Pan India Bouquets

Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Wall.

Family : Rubiaceae
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
Basionym : Nauclea scandens Sm.
Synonym(s) : Cephalanthus cavaleriei H.Lév.; Nauclea pilosa (Roxb.) Blume; Uncaria pilosa Roxb.; Uncaria wangii F.C.How; Uruparia pilosa (Roxb.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Uncaria scandens (Sm.) Wall.
Habit : Liana
Habitat : Sparse forests, broad-leaved forests; 100 - 1500 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : February-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 744
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Uncaria scandens. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.