Uvaria concava

Calabao
	Flower
Conservation status
	Least Concern (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Uvaria
Species:	U. concava
Binomial name
	Uvaria concava; Teijsm. & Binn.
Synonyms
	18 synonyms Uva concava (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze ; Unona leytensis Elmer ; Uva lurida (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze ; Uva membranacea (Benth.) Kuntze ; Uvaria celebica Scheff. ; Uvaria eucincta Bedd. ex Dunn ; Uvaria hookeri King ; Uvaria lauterbachiana Diels ; Uvaria leytensis (Elmer) Merr. ; Uvaria lurida Hook.f. & Thomson ; Uvaria lurida var. macrophylla Hook.f. & Thomson ; Uvaria lurida var. sikkimensis King ; Uvaria membranacea Benth. ; Uvaria narum var. macrophylla (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hook.f. & Thomson ; Uvaria nudistellata Elmer ; Uvaria sessiliflora Rchb.f. & Zoll. ; Uvaria stellata Merr. ; Uvaria sympetala Merr. ;

Uvaria concava, commonly known as calabao, is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae found throughout tropical Asia, from India to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It is a tall vine with a stem diameter up to 5 cm.^[4]^[5]

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.^[1] As of 23 June 2024^[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

^ ^a ^b "Species profile—Uvaria concava". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ "Uvaria concava". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Uvaria concava Teijsm. & Binn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ Jessup, L.W.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Uvaria concava". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria concava". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

External links

View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
View observations of this species on iNaturalist
View images of this species on Flickriver.com

[DESQLD-1] "Species profile—Uvaria concava". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[APNI-2] "Uvaria concava". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[POWO-3] "Uvaria concava Teijsm. & Binn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[FOA-4] Jessup, L.W.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Uvaria concava". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[RFK-5] F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria concava". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

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