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Abuta obovata

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

Diels

Common Names

• Devildoer (Guyana)
• Jampar (Achual Jívaro)
• Capuy-yen-cu-me-peu (Venezela)

Geographical Habitats

• Acre
• Amapá
• Amazonas - Brazil
• Colombia
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Amazonas - Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• disturbed vegetation
• riverine forest
• rain forest
• inundated forest

Flowering Times

• Jun (Brazil)
• Mar (Guyana)
• Mar-Apr (Peru)
• Mar (Venezuela)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (Brazil)
• Aug-May (Guyana)
• Jan (Venezuela)

Branched high-climbing twining liana to 21m with creamy-white or yellow flowers. Coriaceous leaves to 150mm long. Fruit green maturing orange to 25mm x 15mm

Medicinal, food

Further References

• Mobot
• NHN
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• CFV