| Chondrodendron tomentosum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Chondrodendron |
| Species: | C. tomentosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondrodendron tomentosum | |
Chondrodendron tomentosum is one of six accepted species [1] in the small genus Chondrodendron, belonging to the Moonseed family Menispermaceae.[2] It is a large tropical liana native to Central and South America.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ The Plant List : 'Chondrodendron' http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Menispermaceae/Chondrodendron/ Retrieved 22.01 on 6/11/18
- ^ "Chondrodendron tomentosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Thomas B. Croat, Flora of Barro Colorado Island, p. 393
- ^ 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.