Chondrodendron tomentosum

Chondrodendron tomentosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Chondrodendron
Species:
C. tomentosum
Binomial name
Chondrodendron tomentosum
Synonyms
  • Botryopsis spruceana Eichler
  • Chondrodendron cretosum Miers
  • Chondrodendron hypoleucum Standl.

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.