Curarea tecunarum Barneby & Krukoff

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Curarea

Characteristics

A slender twining vine. It is 4 m long. The fruit are borne 20 cm from the ground. They are yellow with red spots. They are 2 cm across.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest in open spaces.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Contraceptive (unspecified), Poison(Arrow) (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
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Distribution

Curarea tecunarum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72708-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630843
COL ID 32G47
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Synonyms

Curarea tecunarum