Uvaria chamae

Uvaria chamae
Finger-root
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species:
U. chamae
Binomial name
Uvaria chamae
Synonyms[2]
  • Unona macrocarpa Dunal
  • Uva chamae (P.Beauv.) Kuntze
  • Uva cristata (R.Br. ex Oliv.) Kuntze
  • Uva cylindrica (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze
  • Uvaria cristata R.Br. ex Oliv.
  • Uvaria cylindrica Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Uvaria echinata A.Chev.
  • Uvaria macrocarpa (Dunal) Vahl
  • Uvaria nigrescens Engl. & Diels
  • Xylopiastrum macrocarpum (Dunal) Roberty

Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical West and Central Africa where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands.[3][4] The common name refers to the fruit growing in its small bunches; the fruit is edible and widely eaten. U. chamae is a medicinal plant used throughout its range to treat fevers and has antibiotic properties.[4] An extract of Uvaria chamae, administered orally at 300–900 mg/kg/day showed significant antimalarial activity against both early and established infections.[5]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2019). "Uvaria chamae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T156107113A156107115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T156107113A156107115.en. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Uvaria chamae P.Beauv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Bongers, F.; M. P. E. Parren; D. Traore, eds. (2005). Forest Climbing Plants of West Africa: Diversity, Ecology and Management. CAB International. ISBN 0-85199-914-X.
  4. 1 2 Iwu, Maurice M. (1993). Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-4266-X.
  5. ↑ Okokon, J. E; Ita, B. N; Udokpoh, A. E (2013). "The in-vivo antimalarial activities of Uvaria chamae and Hippocratea africana". Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 100 (7): 585–90. doi:10.1179/136485906X118512. PMID 16989684. S2CID 46151429.
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