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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Magnoliales (19)

        Family: Annonacea (12)(family description)

          Genus: Uvaria (4)

            Epithet: ovata (6)

              Subspecies: afzeliana (DC.) Keay

afzeliana => in honor of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist

ovata => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

External links

Check for Uvaria ovata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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