Cat's claw
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Cat's claw or Cat's Claws (also Uña de Gato or Unha de gato in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants:
- Acacia greggiiAcacia greggiiAcacia greggii is a species of Acacia native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah south through southern Nevada, southeast California, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas to Baja California, Sinaloa and Nuevo León in...
, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico - Acacia plumosaAcacia plumosaAcacia plumosa is a medicinal plant native to Brazil, which is also called Unha de Gato in Portuguese....
, a medicinal plant species native to Brazil - Grevillea alpinaGrevillea alpinaThe Australian flowering shrub Grevillea alpina has several common names, including mountain grevillea, alpine grevillea, and cat's claws. It is not limited to alpine environments, and in fact is less common at high elevation than low...
, a shrub species native to Australia - Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
- Uncaria guianensisUncaria guianensisUncaria guianensis, the cat's claw, is a plant species in the genus Uncaria found in Guyana. Other names for the plant include Garabato, Garabato Amarillo, Garabato Colorado, Hawk's Claw, Life-giving vine of Peru, Paraguayo, Samento, Saventaro, Tambor huasca, Una de Gato, and Una de Gavilan.U...
, a plant species found in Guyana - Uncaria rhynchophyllaUncaria rhynchophyllaUncaria rhynchophylla or the cat's claw herb is a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine.-Catechin and -epicatechin are found in the plant as well as the alkaloid rhynchophylline....
, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine - Uncaria tomentosaUncaria tomentosaUncaria tomentosa is a woody vine found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America, which derives its name from its claw-shaped thorns...
, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America - Macfadyena unguis-cati