Curarea cuatrecasasii Barneby & Krukoff

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Curarea

Characteristics

A creeper or vine. It grows 5-10 m tall. The leaves are 9-26 cm long by 4-14 cm wide. The fruit are 2-3 cm long by 1.2-1.8 cm wide. They are yellow when ripe.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 10-650 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Curarea cuatrecasasii world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72707-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630842
COL ID 32G44
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Synonyms

Curarea cuatrecasasii