Abuta obovata
Family: Menispermaceae
What it is like
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
The Menispermaceae are mainly tropical rainforest plants. There are 32 Abuta in tropical America.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. In Venezuela it is recorded between 1,065-1,220 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit mesocarp