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Abuta steyermarkii is a large woody climbing vine (liana) from the moonseed family, native to moist tropical forests of southern Mexico and Central America. It is a wild forest plant rarely grown in gardens, so it needs warm, humid, shaded conditions to thrive.
Abuta steyermarkii is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America. It was first described in 1940.
Abuta steyermarkii is a woody liana with leathery leaves and whitish flowers. It is similar in appearance to Abuta rufescens.
Abuta steyermarkii is native to the wet tropical biome of Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas) and Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). It grows in moist forests, at elevations below 900 metres (3,000 ft).
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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.
