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Abuta velutina

Abuta velutina
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0
Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber
Native range
S. Venezuela to Peru
Climate
wet tropical

About

Abuta velutina is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is native to a broad area of South America.

Abuta velutina is a tree or climbing plant, with velvety branches, subleathery leaves and obliquely ellipsoid fruits.

Where it grows

Abuta velutina is native to the wet tropical biome of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its estimated extent of occurrence is 3,969,697 square kilometres (1,532,709 sq mi).

Other Abuta plants

Abuta acutifolia · Abuta alto-macahensis · Abuta antioquiana · Abuta aristeguietae · Abuta barbata · Abuta brevifolia · Abuta bullata · Abuta candollei · Abuta chiapasensis · Abuta chocoensis · Abuta colombiana · Abuta dwyeriana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abuta velutina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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