| Abuta colombiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Abuta |
| Species: | A. colombiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Abuta colombiana Moldenke. (1938) [1] | |
Abuta colombiana is a species of flowering plant in the Menispermaceae family. It is part of the genus Abuta, which consists of about 32 species native to tropical Central and South America. [2] [1] Abuta colombiana is native to Colombia and northern Brazil, [2] and has been observed in Ecuador and Panama. [1] It was first published in Brittonia in 1938, described from two specimens collected from the Chocó Department in north Colombia. [3] It is closely related to Abuta imene but can be distinguished by the flower stamens. [3]