Strophanthus speciosus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fede390f27812153692 |
| Scientific name | Strophanthus speciosus |
| Authority | Reber |
| First published in | Fortschr. 3: 299 (1887) |
Description Top
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Strophanthus speciosus is a tree, shrub, or woody climber native to southern Africa. It grows up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall as a tree or shrub, and up to 16 metres (52 ft) long as a liana, with a stem diameter up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in). Its flowers have a white turning orange corolla, red-streaked on the inside. It is found in forests and their margins from 300–1,400 metres (1,000–5,000 ft) altitude in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini. It has been used medicinally for snakebite treatment and as arrow poison, and contains the cardiac glycoside strophanthin.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Strophanthus capensis | A.DC. | Prodr. 8: 419 (1844) |
| Christya speciosa | N.B.Ward & Harv. | J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 134 (1841) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 美丽羊角拗 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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South Tropical Africa
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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South Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000317343 |
| Tropicos | 1805106 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81956-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-198288 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5232833 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1237823 |
| IUCN Red List | 149511893 |
| IPNI | 81956-1 |
| iNaturalist | 431656 |
| GBIF | 3619673 |
| Freebase | /m/0wbkj6t |
| USDA GRIN | 35829 |
| Wikipedia | Strophanthus_speciosus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |