Abuta colombiana

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Abuta colombiana
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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abuta colombiana Moldenke". Global Biodiversity Information Facility .
  2. 1 2 "Abuta colombiana Moldenke". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Krukoff, B. A.; Moldenke, H. N. (1938). "[Abuta]". Brittonia . 3 (1): 50–71. Bibcode:1938Britt...3...50K. doi:10.2307/2804997. ISSN   0007-196X. JSTOR   2804997.