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Abuta imene is a climbing vine or small tree from the moonseed family, native to the wet tropical lowlands of South America. It is a wild forest species rarely grown deliberately, so care is mainly a matter of warm, humid, shaded conditions and a sturdy support.
Abuta imene is a species of climbing plant or tree in the family Menispermaceae. It was first described in 1830. The species occurs across much of South America, and is classified as Least Concern.
Abuta imene is native to South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). It has a wide distribution, and its estimated area of occurrence is 6,676,113.86 square kilometres (2,577,661.97 sq mi).
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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.
