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Taxon:  Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Uncaria
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Cinchonoideae
Tribe:
Naucleeae
Nomen number:
403273
Place of publication:
Prodr. 4:349. 1830
Verified:
11/06/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Nauclea tomentosa Willd.

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Reference(s)
  1. Andersson, L. 1992. A provisional checklist of neotropical Rubiaceae. Scripta Botanica 1.
  2. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. Croat, T. B. 1978. Flora of Barro Colorado Island.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  7. Jones, K. 1995. Cat's claw: healing vine of Peru.
  8. Lasser, T., ed. 1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
  9. León, B. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  10. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  11. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  12. Ridsdale, C. E. 1978. A revision of Mitragyna and Uncaria (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24:96.
Common names
English
cat's-claw –
Spanish
uña de gato –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklorefide B. León, pers. comm. 1995; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403273. Accessed 14 May 2025.