Chondrodendron tomentosum

Chondrodendron tomentosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Chondrodendron
Species: C. tomentosum
Binomial name
Chondrodendron tomentosum
Ruiz & Pavón

Chondrodendron tomentosum is a species in the Menispermaceae family.[1] It is a large tropical liana native to Central and South America.[2] It is a source of tubocurare arrow poison.

References

  1. USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network
  2. Thomas B. Croat, Flora of Barro Colorado Island, p. 393


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