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Abuta velutina

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

Gleason

Common Names

• Tamshi
• Devildoer (Guyana)
• Ke'nëtë (Venezuela)

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Pará
• Rondônia - Brazil
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Peru
• Amazonas - Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Open forest
• primary forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Nov (Brazil)
• Jan-Mar (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• May-Jun (Ecuador)
• Sep-Mar (Peru)
• Oct (Venezuela)

Woody branched twining liana with flat stems to 25m or tree. Coriaceous leaves. Green or white flowers. Orange or yellow tomentose fruit to 20mm long

Edible fruit, used as twine, medicinal uses

Further References

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