Uncaria

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin uncus (“hook”) +‎ Latin -aria (“plant”). Coined by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1789, named for the reduced branches which allow the vine to cling to other vegetation. === Proper noun === Uncaria f A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – gambier or cat's claw. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Rubiaceae – family; Cinchonoideae – subfamily; Naucleeae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Uncaria guianensis – type species; Uncaria elliptica, Uncaria gambir (gambier), Uncaria homomalla, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sinensis, Uncaria tomentosa – other species === References === Uncaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uncaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Uncaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Uncaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Uncaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information Uncaria at USDA Plants database Uncaria at Plants of the World Online Uncaria at Tropicos Cinchonoideae at APWeb