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Abuta alto-macahensis

Abuta alto-macahensis
Photo: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, CC BY 4.0
Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Climber
Native range
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Abuta alto-macahensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing plant, with thick leaves, brownish flowers, and small orange drupes.

The species is native to south-east Brazil, and was named after the location where it was discovered. The name was originally suggested by Rupert Charles Barneby.

Where it grows

Abuta alto-macahensis is native to the wet tropical biome of Rio de Janeiro, in south-east Brazil. It is known from two protected regions of montane rainforest, at elevations of 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft). Its extent of occurrence is estimated as 3,000–3,500 metres (9,800–11,500 ft).

Other Abuta plants

Abuta acutifolia · Abuta antioquiana · Abuta aristeguietae · Abuta barbata · Abuta brevifolia · Abuta bullata · Abuta candollei · Abuta chiapasensis · Abuta chocoensis · Abuta colombiana · Abuta dwyeriana · Abuta fluminum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abuta alto-macahensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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