Uvaria uhrii is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 9 cm (3.5 in), first described as Melodorum uhrii by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1867, and transferred to the genus Uvaria in 2010 by botanists Linlin Zhou, Yvonne Su, and Richard Saunders. It inhabits rainforest from Cooktown southwards to Proserpine.[4][5]

Uvaria uhrii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species:
U. uhrii
Binomial name
Uvaria uhrii
Synonyms[3]
  • Melodorum uhrii F.Muell.

Taxonomy

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The name Uvaria uhrii is not recognised by the Queensland Herbarium, and is considered a synonym of the original name Melodorum uhrii.[1]

Conservation

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This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 7 November 2024, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Species profile—Melodorum uhrii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Uvaria uhrii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Uvaria uhrii (F.Muell.) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria uhrii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ Zhou, L.L.; Su, Y.C.F.; Saunders, R.M.K (2010). "Molecular phylogenetics of Uvaria (Annonaceae): relationships with Balonga, Dasoclema and Australian species of Melodorum". Botanical Journal of the Linneaa Society. 163 (1): 33–43. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01045.x.
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