''Abuta pahnii'' is a species of the ''

Abuta ''Abuta'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America. Description It consists in dioecious climbers or rarely erect trees or shrubs ('' Abuta concolor'') with ...

'' genus, which is part of the flowering plant family Menispermaceae. This genus consists of about 32 species, native to tropical Central and South America. The plant was first published in '' Phytologia'' in 1958.

Taxonomy

The name ''Abuta ecuadoriensis'' is a junior synonym. It was first published in H.G.A. Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 94: 15 (1910).

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. Life Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary. He graduated PhD f ...

originally named the species ''Cocculus pahni'' Mart. in 1841. The current name was assigned by Krukoff & Barneby.Krukoff, & Barneby. (1971). In: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 22 (2), 43.

References

Menispermaceae Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Taxa named by Boris Alexander Krukoff Taxa named by Rupert Charles Barneby Plants described in 1958 {{Menispermaceae-stub