Curarea

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

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

See text

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
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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 (100): 9–89. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.100.21828. PMC 6023953. PMID 29962890.
  3. "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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