Uvaria rufa
Blume
Annonaceae
Uvaria astrosticta Miq.
Uvaria ridleyi King
Common Name:
General Information
Uvaria rufa is a woody, climbing shrub with stems up to 5 metres long[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The edible fruits are much esteemed locally, being commonly harvested from the wild and also sold in local markets[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Asia - southern China, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat
Sparsely forested slopes at elevations from 400 - 1,700 metres in southern China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. Lowland forest in Malaysia[
33- Title
- Rare Vegetables for Garden and Table.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Organ. J.
- Publisher
- Faber
- Year
- 1960
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Unusual vegetables that can be grown outdoors in Britain. A good guide.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The orange-yellow fruits have a granular, sweetish flesh[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
An alcoholic tincture of the roots is used as an oxytocic[
582- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
].
The bark has been shown to contain alkaloids[
582- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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