Abuta brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana with leathery leaves and oblong fruits.
The species is native to Brazil, and was first described in 1940.
Taxonomy Abuta brevifolia was described by Boris Alexander Krukoff and Harold Norman Moldenke, in 1940. The description was published in the bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.
Distribution Abuta brevifolia is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Brazil. It is present in the state of Pará.
Description Abuta brevifolia is a liana with woody vines.
The leaves are leathery, elliptical, long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The fruits are oblong, asymmetrical, around long, and wide. The outer layer (exocarp) of the fruit has minute hairs. The central layer (mesocarp) is thick and hard. The innermost layer (endocarp) is thin and shiny.
The female inflorescences are solitary, long, and have eight to twelve flowers. The flowers grow on long stems.
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