Uvaria littoralis Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Uvaria

Characteristics

A woody climber or vine. It grows 2-4 m long. The leaves are large. The leaves are 30 cm long by 12 cm wide. The flowers are red or dark brown. There are a few flowers in a group. The fruit is made up of 5-50 small fruits. The fruit is round and 2.5 cm long. There are about 8 seeds in 2 rows.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the lowland in hedges and thickets.
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Hedges, thickets and teak forests in lowland areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are fleshy, sweet and edible.
Uses fiber food material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Intoxicant (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

Uvaria littoralis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75784-1
WFO ID wfo-0000416343
COL ID 7F6F3
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Synonyms

Magnolia fasciculata Uva cordata Uvaria rufescens Uva microcarpa Uvaria sorzogonensis Uva synsepala Uvaria cordata Uvaria acrantha Unona camphorata Unona littoralis Uvaria littoralis Uvaria gamopetala Uvaria ovalifolia Uvaria macrophylla Guatteria cordata Uvaria microcarpa Uvaria dolichoclada Uvaria badiiflora Uvaria obovatifolia Uvaria synsepala Uvaria macclurei Uvaria ovalifolia var. acrantha Uvaria macrophylla var. glabrior Uvaria ovalifolia var. borneensis Uvaria ovalifolia var. normalis Uvaria ovalifolia var. racemiflora Uvaria macrophylla var. microcarpa