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Cat's claw vine

Cat's claw or cat's claws is a common name for several plants:Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico Acacia plumosa, a plant species native to Brazil Biancaea decapetala, a.k.a. Mauritius or Mysore thorn Carpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato, a plant species in the family Aizoaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the family Bignoniaceae Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil Mimosa nuttallii, a plant native to the Midwestern United States Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana and used in traditional medicine Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America and used in traditional medicine

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Dolichandra unguis-cati
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Dolichandra
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales

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