Orthomene schomburgkii

Orthomene schomburgkii (Miers) Barneby & Krukoff is a plant species belonging to the Menispermaceae family. It is found in several countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Trinidad-Tobago. Within Brazil, it occurs in the Northeast, North, Southeast, and West-Central regions. In Colombia, it is documented in areas such as Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Chocó, Guainía, Putumayo, Risaralda, Vaupés, and the departments of Caquetá and Guaviare, particularly in the Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete and Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis. The species was first described in 1971.