Curarea toxicofera
(Wedd.) Barneby & Krukoff
Menispermaceae
Abuta boliviana Rusby
Chondrodendron bioccai Lusina
Chondrodendron iquitanum Diels
Chondrodendron polyanthum (Diels) Diels
Chondrodendron tomentocarpum (Rusby) Moldenke
Chondrodendron toxicoferum (Wedd.) Moldenke & Krukoff
Cocculus toxicoferus Wedd.
Hyperbaena polyantha Diels
Common Name:
Climbing plant, with young fruits, tightly twisted around a tree trunk.
Photograph by: A. Gentry
General Information
Curarea toxicofera is a vigorous climbing shrub that is able to climb high into the rainforest trees.
The plant is much used by native people in making the arrow poison curare. It is also collected from the wild for medicinal use.
Known Hazards
The root contains toxic alkaloids. It is used in the preparation of curare, a well-known S. American poison used by hunting people to paralyze their prey[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela.
Habitat
Rainforest.
Properties
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The root is used as a source of 'Pereira root'[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is considered to be a bitter tonic and diuretic[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
The root contains a number of alkaloids including chondoinine, beheerin and misobeerin[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
