Uncarina

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Uncarina
Species: U. abbreviata – U. ankaranensis – U. decaryi – U. grandidieri – U. ihlenfeldtiana – U. leandrii – U. leptocarpa – U. peltata – U. perrieri – U. roeoesliana – U. sakalava – U. stellulifera – U. turicana
Name

Uncarina Stapf Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iv. 3b 261. (1895)

Type species: Non designatus

References

Stapf, O. (1895) Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten, insbesondere den Nutzflanzen, unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten begründet, abt. 3b, 261. BHL
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Uncarina. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 31 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Uncarina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Mar. 31.

Uncarina is a genus of plant in the family Pedaliaceae found in Madagascar.

Etymology

The genera name is derived from the Greek word unca meaning hook.[1]
Species
Uncarina ankaranensis
Uncarina peltata

Species include:[2]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Uncarina abbreviata (Baill.) Ihlenf. & Straka	Madagascar
	Uncarina decaryi Humbert ex Ihlenf.	Madagascar
	Uncarina grandidieri (Baill.) Stapf	Madagascar
	Uncarina leandrii Humbert	Madagascar
	Uncarina leptocarpa (Decne.) Ihlenf. & Straka	Madagascar
	Uncarina peltata (Baker) Stapf	Madagascar
	Uncarina perrieri Humbert	Madagascar
	Uncarina roeoesliana Rauh	Madagascar
	Uncarina sakalava Humbert	Madagascar
	Uncarina stellulifera Humbert	Madagascar
	Uncarina turicana Lavranos	Madagascar

References

Ib Friis and Olof Ryding (Editors) Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, August 25-27, 1999 (2001), p. 65, at Google Books
"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved January 14, 2015.