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Abuta rufescens is a woody climbing vine of South American rainforests, grown in the wild rather than as a garden plant. Like other members of its genus it is a canopy climber, and it is not practical to grow as a houseplant.
Abuta rufescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing plant with large yellow flowers.
The species is native to South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has a wide distribution, and is of least concern.
Abuta rufescens is native to the wet tropical biome of South America. It is present in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Within Brazil, the species is present in Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. Within Colombia, it is present in the departments of Amazonas, Cauca, and Putumayo.
Abuta rufescens has medicinal uses. It is traditionally used to treat angina, malaria, snake bites, intermittent fever, indigestion, and flatulence.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abuta rufescens 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.
