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Curarea
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Curarea

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

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Curarea candicans

speciesCurarea candicans

Curarea toxicofera

speciesCurarea toxicofera

Curarea cuatrecasasii

speciesCurarea cuatrecasasii

Curarea tecunarum

speciesCurarea tecunarum

Curarea tomentocarpa

speciesCurarea tomentocarpa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 632802.