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| Curarea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 22(2): 7 (1971)
- ↑ Ortiz, Rosa del C. (2018). "A taxonomic revision of Curarea Barneby & Krukoff (Menispermaceae)". PhytoKeys (100): 9–89. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.100.21828. PMC 6023953. PMID 29962890.
- ↑ "Curarea Barneby & Krukoff". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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