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Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Uncaria

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Uncaria guianensis: Uncaria guianensis, in bloom, Cacuri, Venezuela
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
圭亚那钩藤, 圭亞那鈎藤

Synonyms

  • Nauclea aculeata (Willd.) Willd.
  • Nauclea guianensis (Aubl.) Lam. ex Forsyth f.
  • Ourouparia guianensis Aubl.
  • Uncaria aculeata Willd.
  • Uncaria spinosa Raeusch.
  • Uncaria versicolor Willd.
  • Uruparia guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Uruparia versicolor Raf.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.