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Abuta

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Abuta

Abuta selloana: Illustrations A-F from A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich 46
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Menispermaceae
Genus:	Abuta Aubl.
Species
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Abuta is a genus in the flowering plant family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America.

Description

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It consists in dioecious climbers or rarely erect trees or shrubs (Abuta concolor) with simple leaves. Flowers in composed panicles. Male flowers: sepals 6, in 2 whorls, petals absent, stamens 6, connate or free, introrse, anthers with a longitudinal or transverse dehiscence. Female flowers: sepals and petals as in male, staminodes 6, carpels 3, drupes ovoid, endocarp woody, condyle septiform, endosperm ruminate, embryo curved, cotyledons appressed. It inhabits tropical rain forests.

Taxonomy

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Abuta is usually classified in the tribe Anomospermeae Miers, together with Anomospermum Miers.

Synonymy

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The genera Anelasma Miers and Batschia Thunb. have been brought into synonymy with Abuta.

Uses

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Abuta is one of the components of the arrow poison curare of some indigenous tribes of South America (especially Abuta imene from Colombia). Roots of Abuta rufescens are used as medicinal in diseases of the urogenital tract, but it is dangerous.^[1]

Species

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Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:^[2]

Abuta acutifolia Miers
Abuta alto-macahensis Feliz & J.M.A.Braga
Abuta antioquiana Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta aristeguietae Kurkoff & Barneby
Abuta barbata Miers
Abuta brevifolia Krukoff & Moldenke
Abuta bullata Moldenke
Abuta candollei Triana & Planch.
Abuta chiapasensis Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta chocoensis Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta colombiana Moldenke
Abuta dwyeriana Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta fluminum Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta grandifolia (Mart.) Sandwith
Abuta grisebachii Triana & Planch.
Abuta imene (Mart.) Eichler
Abuta longa Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta mycetandra Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta obovata Diels
Abuta pahni (Mart.) Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta panamensis (Standl.) Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta panurensis Eichler
Abuta platyphylla Mart. ex Eichler
Abuta racemosa Triana & Planch.
Abuta rufescens Aubl.
Abuta sandwithiana Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta seemannii Triana & Planch.
Abuta selloana Eichler
Abuta solimoesensis Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta soukupii Moldenke
Abuta spicata (Thunb.) Triana & Planch.
Abuta steyermarkii (Standl.) Standl.
Abuta vaupesensis Krukoff & Barneby
Abuta velutina Gleason

References

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^ Mabberley, D. J. (1997). The Plant-Book (2nd ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-41421-0. LCCN 96030091.
^ "Abuta Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

External links

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Images of Abuta panamensis from La Flora Digital de La Selva, Costa Rica

Taxon identifiers
Abuta	Wikidata: Q4670690 Wikispecies: Abuta BOLD: 223567 CoL: LT6 FNA: 100051 GBIF: 7268654 GRIN: 23 iNaturalist: 273097 IPNI: 26864-1 IRMNG: 1023327 NCBI: 341012 Open Tree of Life: 1058155 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26864-1 Tropicos: 40003024 WFO: wfo-4000000066