Uvaria micrantha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Uvaria |
Species: | U. micrantha |
Binomial name | |
Uvaria micrantha (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson | |
Synonyms | |
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Uvaria micrantha is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae native to Indo-China, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern parts of Western Australia and Queensland. It is a scrambling shrub or vine with a stem diameter up 5 cm (2.0 in) which inhabits monsoon forest and gallery forest.
It is a host plant for larvae of the green-spotted triangle butterfly.
References
- "Uvaria micrantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Uvaria micrantha (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria micrantha". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com
Taxon identifiers | |
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Uvaria micrantha | |
Guatteria micrantha |
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