Abuta rufescens

Abuta rufescens
A scientific illustration of Abuta rufescens, showing round leaves
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Abuta
Species:
A. rufescens
Binomial name
Abuta rufescens
Synonyms[2]
  • Abuta convexa (Vell.) Diels
  • Abuta heterophylla Miers
  • Abuta macrophylla Miers
  • Abuta scandens DC.
  • Abuta splendida Krukoff & Moldenke
  • Abuta wilson-brownei R.S.Cowan
  • Cissampelos convexa Vell.
  • Cissampelos tomentosa Vell.
  • Cocculus abuta Kostel.
  • Cocculus tomentosus Mart. ex Eichler
  • Menispermum abuta Lam.

Abuta rufescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing plant with large yellow flowers.

The species is native to South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has a wide distribution, and is of least concern.

Abuta rufescens has traditionally been used in medicine, and for the production of curare. The species' current name was first published in 1775.

Distribution

Abuta rufescens is native to the wet tropical biome of South America. It is present in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[2] Within Brazil, the species is present in Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.[3] Within Colombia, it is present in the departments of Amazonas, Cauca, and Putumayo.[4]

Abuta rufescens is present at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft).[4] Its estimated area of occurrence is 7,982,936.49 square kilometres (3,082,229.01 sq mi).[1]

Taxonomy

The species' current name was first published in 1775, by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet.[5]

Description

Abuta rufescens climbs from the rainforest canopy. The inflorescences are woolly, and have large yellow flowers. The leaves are 10–14.5 centimetres (3.9–5.7 in) long, and 8.5–19 centimetres (3.3–7.5 in) wide.[6]

Ecology

Abuta rufescens is a host of the fungus Lembosia decalvans.[7][8]

Conservation

In 2018, the IUCN assessed Abuta rufescens as of least concern, due to its large population, wide distribution, and a lack of major threats.[1]

Uses

Abuta rufescens has medicinal uses.[2] It is traditionally used to treat angina, malaria, snake bites, intermittent fever, indigestion, and flatulence.[9]

Indigenous people also used the plant in the preparation of curare.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Abuta rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T61805418A179307811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61805418A179307811.en. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Abuta rufescens Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Abuta rufescens Aubl". Reflora.jbrj.gov.b. Reflora. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Abuta rufescens Aubl". CatalogoPlantasDeColombia.unal.edu.co. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Abuta rufescens Aubl". ipni.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Cowan, Richard S. (6 October 1952). "Plant Explorations of G. Wilson-Browne, S. J., in British Guiana. I. Kanuku Mountains". Brittonia. 7 (5): 394. doi:10.2307/2804967. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "BPI 652845". MycoPortal.org. USDA United States National Fungus Collections (BPI). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Morenoella decalvans var. stigmatophylli". IndexFungorum.org. Index Fungorum. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Abuta, abutua, butua, palani, pani, pareira brava blanc, parreira brava, parreira-brava". DataPlamt.org.br. DataPlamt. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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