Abuta racemosa Triana & Planch.

  • Authority

    Barneby, Rupert C. & Krukoff, Boris A. 1971. Supplementary notes on American Menispermaceae. VIII. A generic survey of the American Tricilisisae and Anomospermeae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 22: 1-89.

  • Family

    Menispermaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Abuta racemosa Triana & Planch.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - PANAMA. Darien: above Santa Fe, Rio Sabana, Duke 14110 (MO), Croat 11608 (MO). Western South America (probably Bolivia): R. Pearce s n (Jun 1965) (fr) (BM) (bank of stream about Sta Cruz), .sn (Mar 1866) (fr) (BM, K) (Coroico, 3000/4000 ft).

  • Discussion

    Pearce states on the label of the first specimen: "semiscandent evergreen shrub with long slender stems."

    This is the first record of the species from Panama and probably from Bolivia.

  • Distribution

    PANAMA. Darien: above Santa Fe, Rio Sabana, Duke 14110 (MO), Croat 11608 (MO). Western South America (probably Bolivia): R. Pearce s n (Jun 1965) (fr) (BM) (bank of stream about Sta Cruz), .sn (Mar 1866) (fr) (BM, K) (Coroico, 3000/4000 ft).

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