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Abuta grisebachii

Abuta grisebachii
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Abuta grisebachii is a large climbing vine in the moonseed family, native to wet tropical South America, often reaching the tops of trees. It is a wild forest species rarely grown as an ornamental, so cultivation advice is limited.

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

About

Abuta grisebachii is a species of climbing plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a large climbing vine, found across South America.

A. grisebachii has a widespread distribution, and is of Least Concern. The species was described in 1862, by José Jerónimo Triana and Jules Émile Planchon.

Where it grows

Abuta grisebachii is native to the wet tropical biome of South America. It is present in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, and may be present in French Guiana.

Other Abuta plants

Abuta grandifolia · Abuta imene · Abuta rufescens · Abuta vaupesensis · Abuta

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abuta grisebachii 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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