Curarea tomentocarpa
(Rusby) R. Ortiz
MenispermaceaeFruit
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, South America,
How to Identify
A creeper. It grows 3-10 m tall. The leaves are 7-22 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. The fruit are 1.3-2.4 cm long by 0.8-1.5 cm wide. They are dull orange to yellow when ripe.
Names & Synonyms
Betchusajaja, Chocolatillo, Chichico huasca, Curare, Huevo de mono
Abuta boliviana RusbyChondrodendron tomentocarpum (Rusby) MoldenkeCissampelos tomentocarpa Rusby
References (1)
- Ortiz, R. del C., 2018, A taxonomic revision of Curarea Barneby & Krukoff (Menispermaceae). Phytokeys 100:9-89
