Abuta rufescens
Abuta rufescens
Safety & Hazards
The plant is poisonous and is an ingredient of the famous S. American toxin 'curare'[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region , 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. , 1783 Title Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador Publication Author de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba Publisher Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific Year 2008 ISBN 978-9978-77-135-8 Description ].
Botanical Description
Abuta rufescens is a large climbing shrub with vigorous woody stems that can climb high into the trees in the forest[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. In the 1700's this plant was exported from French Guiana to Europe, under the name 'White Pareira Brava', for a preparation used to rid the liver, kidneys and bladder of obstructions such as mucus, grit and sand[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ]. Abuta rufescens has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].