Paullinia

Paullinia
Paullinia cupana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Paullinia
L.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Semarillaria Ruiz & Pav.

Paullinia is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean.[1]

The genus is named after the German medical botanist Christian Franz Paullini, who discovered the genus in the Caribbean in the 18th century.

Species

Plants of the World Online includes:[1]

  1. Paullinia acuminata Uittien
  2. Paullinia acutangula Pers.
  3. Paullinia alata (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don
  4. Paullinia allenii Standl.
  5. Paullinia alsmithii J.F.Macbr.
  6. Paullinia anisoptera Turcz.
  7. Paullinia anodonta Radlk.
  8. Paullinia anomophylla Radlk.
  9. Paullinia apoda Radlk.
  10. Paullinia arenicola Gleason
  11. Paullinia aspera Radlk.
  12. Paullinia austin-smithii Standl.
  13. Paullinia baileyi Standl.
  14. Paullinia barbadensis Jacq.
  15. Paullinia bernhardii Uittien
  16. Paullinia bicorniculata Somner
  17. Paullinia bidentata Radlk.
  18. Paullinia bilobulata Radlk.
  19. Paullinia bipinnata Poir.
  20. Paullinia boliviana Radlk.
  21. Paullinia bracteosa Radlk.
  22. Paullinia brenesii Croat
  23. Paullinia brentberlinii Croat
  24. Paullinia bristanii Croat
  25. Paullinia buricana Croat
  26. Paullinia caloptera Radlk.
  27. Paullinia cambessedesii Triana & Planch.
  28. Paullinia capitata Benth. ex Triana & Planch.
  29. Paullinia capreolata (Aubl.) Radlk.
  30. Paullinia carpopodea Cambess.
  31. Paullinia carrenoi Steyerm.
  32. Paullinia castaneifolia Radlk.
  33. Paullinia cauliflora Jacq.
  34. Paullinia cearensis Somner & Ferrucci
  35. Paullinia chocoensis Cuatrec.
  36. Paullinia cidii Somner & Acev.-Rodr.
  37. Paullinia cirrhipes Cuatrec.
  38. Paullinia clathrata Radlk.
  39. Paullinia clavigera Schltdl.
  40. Paullinia clematidifolia Killip & Cuatrec.
  41. Paullinia conduplicata Radlk.
  42. Paullinia connaracea Triana & Planch.
  43. Paullinia coriacea Casar.
  44. Paullinia correae Croat
  45. Paullinia costaricensis Radlk.
  46. Paullinia costata Schltdl. & Cham.
  47. Paullinia cristata Radlk.
  48. Paullinia cuneata Radlk.
  49. Paullinia cupana Kunth: Guaraná (Amazon Basin)
  50. Paullinia cururu L.
  51. Paullinia curvicuspis Radlk.
  52. Paullinia dasygonia Radlk.
  53. Paullinia dasyphylla Radlk.
  54. Paullinia dasystachya Radlk.
  55. Paullinia decorticans Somner & Acev.-Rodr.
  56. Paullinia degranvillei Acev.-Rodr.
  57. Paullinia densiflora Sm.
  58. Paullinia echinata Radlk.
  59. Paullinia elegans Cambess.
  60. Paullinia elliptica Cuatrec.
  61. Paullinia elongata Radlk.
  62. Paullinia emetica R.E.Schult.
  63. Paullinia enneaphylla G.Don
  64. Paullinia eriocarpa Triana & Planch.
  65. Paullinia exalata Radlk.
  66. Paullinia excisa Radlk.
  67. Paullinia ferruginea Casar.
  68. Paullinia fibulata Rich.
  69. Paullinia filicifolia Cuatrec.
  70. Paullinia fimbriata Radlk.
  71. Paullinia firma Radlk.
  72. Paullinia fissistipula J.F.Macbr.
  73. Paullinia fistulosa Radlk.
  74. Paullinia fournieri J.F.Morales
  75. Paullinia fraxinifolia Triana & Planch.
  76. Paullinia fruticosa Somner & Acev.-Rodr.
  77. Paullinia funicularis Radlk.
  78. Paullinia fuscescens Kunth
  79. Paullinia fusiformis Radlk.
  80. Paullinia gigantea Poepp.
  81. Paullinia globosa Killip & Cuatrec.
  82. Paullinia glomerulosa Radlk.
  83. Paullinia granatensis (Planch. & Linden) Radlk.
  84. Paullinia grandifolia Benth. ex Radlk.
  85. Paullinia guaviarensis Killip & Cuatrec.
  86. Paullinia hemiptera D.R.Simpson
  87. Paullinia hispida Jacq.
  88. Paullinia hitchcockii Gleason
  89. Paullinia hondurensis Acev.-Rodr. & Somner
  90. Paullinia hymenobracteata Radlk. ex Donn.Sm.
  91. Paullinia hystrix Radlk.
  92. Paullinia imberbis Radlk.
  93. Paullinia ingifolia Rich.
  94. Paullinia integra Cuatrec.
  95. Paullinia interrupta Benth.
  96. Paullinia isoptera Radlk.
  97. Paullinia jamaicensis Macfad.
  98. Paullinia josecuatrii J.F.Macbr.
  99. Paullinia kallunkii Croat
  100. Paullinia killipii J.F.Macbr.
  101. Paullinia laeta Radlk.
  102. Paullinia largifolia Radlk.
  103. Paullinia latifolia Benth. ex Radlk.
  104. Paullinia leiocarpa Griseb.
  105. Paullinia linearis Radlk.
  106. Paullinia lingulata Acev.-Rodr.
  107. Paullinia livescens Radlk.
  108. Paullinia macrophylla Kunth
  109. Paullinia mallophylla Radlk.
  110. Paullinia manarae Steyerm.
  111. Paullinia marginata Casar.
  112. Paullinia mariae J.F.Macbr.
  113. Paullinia martinellii Acev.-Rodr. & Somner
  114. Paullinia martinensis Cuatrec.
  115. Paullinia mazanensis J.F.Macbr.
  116. Paullinia medullosa Radlk.
  117. Paullinia meliifolia Juss.
  118. Paullinia micrantha Cambess.
  119. Paullinia microneura Cuatrec.
  120. Paullinia mollicoma Steyerm.
  121. Paullinia morii Croat
  122. Paullinia navicularis Radlk.
  123. Paullinia nitida Kunth
  124. Paullinia nobilis Radlk.
  125. Paullinia novemalata Uittien
  126. Paullinia nuriensis Steyerm.
  127. Paullinia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  128. Paullinia oldemanii Acev.-Rodr.
  129. Paullinia olivacea Radlk.
  130. Paullinia pachycarpa Benth.
  131. Paullinia panamensis Croat
  132. Paullinia parvibractea Radlk.
  133. Paullinia paullinioides Radlk.
  134. Paullinia pinnata L.
  135. Paullinia plagioptera Radlk.
  136. Paullinia platymisca Radlk.
  137. Paullinia plumieri Triana & Planch.
  138. Paullinia prevostiana Acev.-Rodr.
  139. Paullinia pseudota Radlk.
  140. Paullinia pterocarpa Triana & Planch.
  141. Paullinia pterophylla Triana & Planch.
  142. Paullinia quitensis Radlk.
  143. Paullinia reticulata Radlk.
  144. Paullinia revoluta Radlk.
  145. Paullinia rhomboidea Radlk.
  146. Paullinia riodocensis Somner
  147. Paullinia rubiginosa Cambess.
  148. Paullinia rufescens Rich.
  149. Paullinia rugosa Benth. ex Radlk.
  150. Paullinia scaberula R.E.Schult.
  151. Paullinia scabra Benth.
  152. Paullinia selenoptera Radlk.
  153. Paullinia seminuda Radlk.
  154. Paullinia serjaniifolia Triana & Planch.
  155. Paullinia setosa Radlk.
  156. Paullinia simulans J.F.Macbr.
  157. Paullinia sphaerocarpa Rich. ex Juss.
  158. Paullinia spicata Benth.
  159. Paullinia spicithyrsa Cuatrec.
  160. Paullinia splendida R.E.Schult.
  161. Paullinia sprucei J.F.Macbr.
  162. Paullinia stellata Radlk.
  163. Paullinia stenopetala Sagot
  164. Paullinia sternii Croat
  165. Paullinia stipitata Cuatrec.
  166. Paullinia stipularis Benth. ex Radlk.
  167. Paullinia subauriculata Radlk.
  168. Paullinia subnuda Radlk.
  169. Paullinia talamancensis J.F.Morales
  170. Paullinia tarapotensis Radlk.
  171. Paullinia tenera Poepp.
  172. Paullinia tenuifolia Standl. ex J.F.Macbr.
  173. Paullinia ternata Radlk.
  174. Paullinia tetragona Aubl.
  175. Paullinia tomentosa Jacq.
  176. Paullinia tricornis Radlk.
  177. Paullinia trifoliolata Obando, R.Bernal & Acev.-Rodr.
  178. Paullinia trigonia Vell.
  179. Paullinia trilatera Radlk.
  180. Paullinia triptera Triana & Planch.
  181. Paullinia tumbesensis D.R.Simpson
  182. Paullinia turbacensis Kunth
  183. Paullinia uchocacha J.F.Macbr.
  184. Paullinia uloptera Radlk.
  185. Paullinia unifoliolata Perdiz & Ferrucci
  186. Paullinia venezuelana Radlk.
  187. Paullinia venosa Radlk.
  188. Paullinia verrucosa Radlk.
  189. Paullinia vespertilio Sw.
  190. Paullinia weinmanniifolia Mart.
  191. Paullinia wurdackii Acev.-Rodr. & Somner
  192. Paullinia xestophylla Radlk.
  193. Paullinia yoco R.E.Schult. & Killip - Yoco

Uses

Several uses are recorded. The fruit of several species are edible, with P. cupana (Guaraná) being the most popular. Other species, notably P. yoco (Yoco), are used as herbal medicine for various treatments. The sap of some species, notably P. cururu is highly toxic, and is used as an arrow poison by Native American tribes in South America. Similarly, the long flexible stems of Paullinia pinnata are used to poison fish in shallow pools, as described by the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates in his book The Naturalist on the River Amazons.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Plants of the World Online: Paullinia L. (retrieved 24 February 2024)
  2. ^ "Paullinia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. ^ Bates, H. W. (1864). The naturalist on the River Amazons, a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life and aspects of nature under the Equator during eleven years of travel. London: J. Murray. Second edition. (Reprinted in paperback facsimile, Elibron Classics, 2005.) Page 242.
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