| Paullinia paullinioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Paullinia |
| Species: | P. paullinioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Paullinia paullinioides Radlkofer, 1895 | |
Paullinia paullinioides is a flowering plant species in the genus of Paullinia found in South America. It was first described in 1895, by Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.
Description
Paullinia paullinioides is a tropical liana. It has trifoliolate leaves with elliptic to ovate leaflets and fruit with spines 1.2–1.4 cm (1⁄3–2⁄3 in) long.
Distribution
Paullinia paullinioides is found in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It has also been observed in Venezuela.
Ecology
The species is host to the Muscodor vitigenus fungus that produces nearly pure naphthalene which acts as an insect repellent.
References
- Missouri Botanical Garden. "Paullinia paullinioides Radlk". tropicos.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Medeiros, Herison; Forzza, Rafaela; Acevedo, Pedro (2016). "Wild Relatives of Guaraná (Paullinia cupana, Sapindaceae) in Southwestern Brazilian Amazon". Systematic Botany. 41: 225. doi:10.1600/036364416X690606. S2CID 87928483. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Hokche, O.; Berry, P. E.; Huber, O. (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. Caracas: Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Daisy, B.H.; Strobel, G.A.; Castillo, U. (2002). "Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by Muscodor vitigenus, a novel endophytic fungus". Microbiology. 148 (11): 3737–3741. doi:10.1099/00221287-148-11-3737. PMID 12427963. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Paullinia paullinioides | |