Abuta platyphylla
| Abuta platyphylla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Abuta |
| Species: | A. platyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Abuta platyphylla | |
Abuta platyphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing plant native to Brazil. The species was first described in 1864.
Distribution
Abuta platyphylla is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Brazil.[1]
Taxonomy
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius described Abuta platyphylla (as Botryopsis platyphylla) in Flora Brasiliensis. The description was published in 1864.[2]
Description
Abuta platyphylla is a climbing plant.[1] The male flowers are pale green. They have long-narrow sepals, and oblong-elliptical petals.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Abuta platyphylla Mart. ex Eichler". powo.science.kew.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Abuta platyphylla Mart. ex Eichler". ipni.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von; Eichler, August Wilhelm; Urban, Ignaz; Endlicher, Stephan; Fenzl, Eduard; Benj., Mary; Oldenburg, R. (1840). Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum :quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas (in Latin). Vol. 13. R. Oldenbourg. pp. 199–200.