Abuta sandwithiana is a climbing shrub or small tree in the moonseed family, native to wet tropical forests of South America. It is a wild forest species rarely grown in gardens, so care is mainly for a warm, humid, shaded tropical setting.
Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce slightly in cooler months.
Soil
Rich, well-draining, humus-heavy mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical
About
Abuta sandwithiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing shrub or tree.
Abuta sandwithiana was described in 1970. The species is native to the wet tropical biome of South America. It has a wide distribution, and is of Least Concern.
Where it grows
Abuta sandwithiana is native to South America. The species is present in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, and Suriname. Within Brazil, the species is present in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Rondônia, Tocantins, and Mato Grosso. Its estimated area of occurrence is 2,318,370.88 square kilometres (895,128.00 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.