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Abuta candollei

Abuta candollei is a woody climber in the moonseed family, native to the wet tropical forests of northern South America (Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). It is a wild forest vine rather than a commonly cultivated garden plant.

Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, as it grows in wet tropical forest conditions.
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained forest-type soil or humus-rich potting mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. South America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Abuta candollei is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. The species can be found in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Other Abuta plants

Abuta acutifolia · Abuta alto-macahensis · Abuta antioquiana · Abuta aristeguietae · Abuta barbata · Abuta brevifolia · Abuta bullata · Abuta chiapasensis · Abuta chocoensis · Abuta colombiana · Abuta dwyeriana · Abuta fluminum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abuta candollei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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