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Chondrodendron tomentosum

Species of flowering plant

Summary

Species of flowering plant

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Chondrodendron tomentosum is one of six accepted species in the small genus Chondrodendron, belonging to the Moonseed family Menispermaceae. It is a large tropical liana native to Central and South America. It contains highly toxic alkaloids and is one of the sources of the arrow poison curare – specifically 'tube curare', the name of which is derived from the name of the medicinally valuable alkaloid tubocurarine. TOC

Derivation of scientific name

The generic name is a compound of Greek χόνδρος ( chondros ) 'cartilage' / 'lump' / 'grain' and δένδρον ( dendron ) 'tree' – hence 'lumpy / gristly tree', while the specific name consists of the Latin adjectival form tomentosum 'covered in matted hairs'. The binomial in its entirety thus conveys the image of a rather large coarse plant.

Description

Chondrodendron tomentosum is a woody climbing plant with stems that can reach 10 cm in thickness at the base and which can climb up to 30 metres into the rainforest canopy. The large, glossy, cordate leaves are densely clothed beneath with a silky white pubescence, from which it gets its common name 'Velvet Leaf'.

References

References

  1. Beech, E.. (2023). "''Chondrodendron tomentosum''".
  2. The Plant List : 'Chondrodendron' http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Menispermaceae/Chondrodendron/ Retrieved 22.01 on 6/11/18
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  4. . (n.d.). ["Chondrodendron tomentosum Ruiz & Pav."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580301-1). *The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew*.
  5. . (n.d.). ["Chondrodendron tomentosum Ruiz & Pav."](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/9JZH2). *Species 2000*.
  6. Thomas B. Croat, ''Flora of Barro Colorado Island'', p. 393
  7. Bernard, C. (1856). "Analyse physiologique des propriétés des actions de curare et de la nicotine sur les systèmes musculaires et nerveux au moyen du curare". Compt. Rend. 43: 305–319.
  8. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World dictionary of medicinal and poisonous plants: common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms and etymology. Vol.II C-D pps. 235-6. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
  9. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chondrodendron+tomentosum Retrieved 23.20 on 8/11/18
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