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 ...
'' species — in the
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
family
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek ''mene'' 'crescent moon' and ''sperma'' 'seed') is a family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the 'tube curare' form ...
.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
include:
Index Kewensis
The 1893 ''Index Kewensis'' (IK), maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a publication that aims to register all botanical names for seed plants at the rank of species and genera. It later came to include names of taxonomic families and ...
(a IPNI /ref>
''Note: this list includes synonyms.''
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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 ...