Paullinia paullinioides

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 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.