Abuta soukupii, commonly known as the laurel-leaf snailseed is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing plant with narrowly elliptical leaves.
It is native to Peru, and was described in 1947.
Distribution Abuta soukupii is native to the wet tropical biome of Peru.
Taxonomy Abuta soukupii was named by Harold Norman Moldenke in 1947. The type specimen was collected in Lima, Peru, in 1941.
Description Abuta soukupii is a climbing plant. It is woody, and has slender branches with sharp ridges.
The leaves are narrowly elliptical, long, and wide. They are hairless, shiny, and have a slender midrib. The leaves are arranged alternately. They grow on slender petioles, which are long.
The male inflorescences are long, and wide. The flowers are attached with slender, long stalks. The longer inflorescences often have leaves, which are slightly smaller than those on the stem.
The three outer sepals are membranous, elliptical, and around long. The three inner sepals are membranous, translucent at the margins and apex, around long, and around wide.
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