Uvaria grandiflora Roxb. is a climbing shrub of the genus Uvaria in the family Annonaceae, which can grow up to 3 meters in length The whole plant is densely covered with yellow brown star shaped soft hairs to fuzzy hairs. Leaves are papery or nearly leathery, leaves are oblong ovate in shape, petioles are thick, flowers are single, opposite to leaves, purple red or dark red, large in shape, flower stalks are short, bracts are large, oval in shape, sepals are membranous, wide oval in shape, petals are oval or oblong oval in shape, inner ring is slightly larger than outer ring, both sides are slightly hairy The fruit is cylindrical in shape, the seed is oval shaped, flat, and the navel is round Flowers bloom from March to November and bear fruit from May to December. Distributed in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It is also distributed in the southern part of Guangdong, China and its islands.
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