Curarea toxicofera

Family: Menispermaceae

What it is like

A creeper. It grows 10-12 m tall. The leaves are 8-24 cm long by 5-17 cm wide. The fruit are 1.8-2.1 cm long by 0.9-1.3 cm wide. They are dull orange to yellow when ripe.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in fields that are occasionally flooded and grows up to 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Anku muyu, Curare, Namita, Nasotsimi, Ontame ota, Sapepa, Taufe-lleida, Toto'hue

Synonyms

Chondrodendron polyenthum (Diels) Diels; Chondrodendron toxicoferum (Wedd.) Moldenke & Krukoff; Cocculus toxicoferus Wedd.; Hyperbaena polypantha Diels;