Uncaria gambir(UNCGA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: UNCGA
- Preferred name: Uncaria gambir
- Authority: (Hunter) Roxburgh
Malesia. Formerly cultivated as a tanning agent for leather (one of the first commercial crops in colonial Malaya in the 19th century). Introduced in India in the 19th century for this purpose. Now has only minor uses (including herbal medicine)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Ourouparia gambir | Baillon |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Bengal gambir plant | English |
| gambir | English |
| white cutch | English |
| Gambirstrauch | German |
| Klimmstrauch | German |
| gambir | French |
| gambir | Spanish |
| catechu giallo | Italian |
| gambir | Italian |
| catechu-pálido | Portuguese |
| gambier | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Gentianales (
1GENO )
Family
Rubiaceae (
1RUBF )
Genus
Uncaria (
1UNCG )
Species
Uncaria gambir (
UNCGA )