Uvaria rufa
Torres Strait Scrambler
Also known as: Guatteria rufa Dunal +6 more
- Guatteria rufa Dunal
- Uva rufa (Blume) Kuntze
- Uvaria astrosticta Miq.
- Uvaria branderhorstii Burck
- Uvaria fauveliana (Finet & Gagnep.) Ast
- Uvaria hamiltonii var. fauveliana Finet & Gagnep.
- Uvaria ridleyi King
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Annonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or liana.
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Uvaria rufa (commonly known as Torres Strait scrambler) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Annonaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam