Strophanthus sarmentosus in Genus Strophanthus

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Internal ID	UUID643fede35f46e165465202
Scientific name	Strophanthus sarmentosus
Authority	DC.
First published in	Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1802)

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Strophanthus sarmentosus is a deciduous shrub or liana native to west and central tropical Africa. It grows up to 40 metres (130 ft) long with a stem diameter of 15 centimetres (6 in). It has fragrant white to purple flowers with red or purple streaks on the inside. It is known by many names including spider tresses and poison arrow vine. It is found in forested areas from sea level to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude and has many medicinal uses including joint pain, head lice, eye conditions and venereal disease. It is also used as arrow poison and was discovered by botanist John Baldwin to be a natural source of the steroid hormone cortisone and used in the early manufacture of cortisone-based drugs.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Strophanthus glabriflorus	(Monach.) Monach.	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 80: 412 (1953)
Strophanthus laurifolius	DC.	Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1802)
Strophanthus ogovensis	Franch.	J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 324 (1891 publ. 1893)
Strophanthus paroissei	Franch.	J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 324 (1981 publ. 1893)
Strophanthus pendulus	Hook.	Trav. West. Afr. : 392 (1825)
Strophanthus punctifer	A.Chev.	Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 30: 481 (1950)
Strophanthus senegambiae	A.DC.	Prodr. 8: 418 (1844)

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Language	Common/alternative name
Bambara	kuna
Chinese	西非羊角拗

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Name	Authority	First published in
Strophanthus sarmentosus var. glabriflorus	Monach.	Phytologia 3: 479. 1951

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- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Uganda
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cabinda
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Equatorial Guinea
  - Gabon
  - Zaïre

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China South-central

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000317331
UNII	HXA53397U9
USDA Plants	STSA7
Tropicos	1800017
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81945-1
The Plant List	kew-198277
Open Tree Of Life	3870699
IPNI	81945-1
iNaturalist	340153
GBIF	3169613
Freebase	/m/0wbgvfm
EPPO	SHTSA
EOL	483915
USDA GRIN	35826
Wikipedia	Strophanthus_sarmentosus

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CARDIO-ACTIVITY OF SARMENTOSIDE-A FROM STROPHANTHUS SARMENTOSUS SEEDS

MO Owonubi, EO Iwalewa, M Shok

African Journals Online (AJOL)

30-Nov-2011

doi:	10.4314/NJNPM.V1I1.11792

Sur la provenance de la sarmentocymarine: Strophanthus spec. var. sarmentogenifera No MPD 50(communication préliminaire). Hétérosides et génines, 68e communication

J. v. Euw, F. Reber, T. Reichstein

Wiley

26-Dec-2004

doi:	10.1002/HLCA.19510340202

Die Glykoside der Samen von Strophanthus courmontii Sacl., 2. Mitteilung. Courmontosid A, B und C. Glykoside und Aglykone, 80. Mitteilung

O. Schindler, T. Reichstein

Wiley

23-Dec-2004

doi:	10.1002/HLCA.19510340606

Die Glykoside von Strophanthus Welwitschii (Baill.) K. Schum. Glykoside und Aglykone, 89. Mitteilung

J. v. Euw, G. A. O. Heitz, H. Hess, P. Speiser, T. Reichstein

Wiley

23-Dec-2004

doi:	10.1002/HLCA.19520350122

429. The cardio-active glycosides of Strophanthus sarmentosus P.DC. “sarmentoside B” and its relation to an original sarmentobioside

R. K. Callow, D. A. H. Taylor

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

22-Apr-2004

doi:	10.1039/JR9520002299

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid lactones / Cardenolides and derivatives / Cardenolide glycosides and derivatives
(3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-5,11,14-trihydroxy-13-methyl-17-(5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-10-carbaldehyde	24836660	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4C(CCC3(C2)O)C5(CCC(C5(CC4O)C)C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C=O)O)O)O	566.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.4314/NJNPM.V1I1.11792 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340606
3-[(2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methylhexopyranosyl)oxy]-11,14-dihydroxycard-20(22)-enolide	554062	Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)OC)O	534.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340202 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122
3-[(3S,5R,8R,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-11,14-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2H-furan-5-one	162936989	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)O)OC)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O	712.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9520002299 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122
3-[(3S,5R,8R,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-11,14-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2H-furan-5-one	163190556	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)O)OC)O	550.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340202 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122
3-[11,14-dihydroxy-3-[3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2H-furan-5-one	162936988	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)O)OC)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O	712.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9520002299 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122
3beta-[(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-5,11alpha,14-trihydroxy-19-oxo-5beta-card-20(22)-enolide	12315321	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4C(CCC3(C2)O)C5(CCC(C5(CC4O)C)C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C=O)O)O)O	566.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340606
Sarmentocymarin	6914702	Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)OC)O	534.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340202 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122
Sarnovide	276294	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3C(CC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)O)C)O)OC)O	550.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340202 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19520350122

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Strophanthus sarmentosus

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