Morphological and molecular identification of a novel species of Uvaria (Annonaceae) with potential medicinal properties

• Main Authors: Cabuang, P.G. D., Exconde, B.S., Lim, V.I. M., Padilla, D.K. M., Salas, S.R., Macabeo, A.P. G., Lemana, Bismark Oliver C., Alejandro, Grecebio Jonathan D.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Annonaceae—Variation—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6810
• Institution: De La Salle University

The imperfectly known genus Uvaria (Annonaceae) comprises ca. 20 species of shrubs to small trees in the Philippines. During recent fieldwork at Valderrama, Antique, a suspected new species of Uvaria was collected. Based on morphology, this Uvaria species can be distinguised from other Philippine co...