Biology:Curarea

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Short description: Genus of Menispermaceae plants

Curarea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Subfamily: Menispermoideae
Tribe: Tiliacoreae
Genus: Curarea
Barneby & Krukoff[1]
Species

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Curarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, found in tropical parts of Central and South America. They are dioecious lianas, with at least some species producing toxic compounds such as curare.[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[3]

  • Curarea barnebyana R.Ortiz
  • Curarea candicans (Rich. ex DC.) Barneby & Krukoff
  • Curarea crassa Barneby
  • Curarea cuatrecasasii Barneby & Krukoff
  • Curarea gentryana R.Ortiz
  • Curarea iquitana (Diels) R.Ortiz
  • Curarea tecunarum Barneby & Krukoff
  • Curarea tomentocarpa (Rusby) R.Ortiz
  • Curarea toxicofera (Wedd.) Barneby & Krukoff

References

  1. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 22(2): 7 (1971)
  2. Ortiz, Rosa del C. (2018). "A taxonomic revision of Curarea Barneby & Krukoff (Menispermaceae)". PhytoKeys (100): 9–89. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.100.21828. PMID 29962890. 
  3. "Curarea Barneby & Krukoff". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295947-2. 

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