Strophanthus hispidus

Strophanthus hispidus
Strophanthus hispidus [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Strophanthus
Species: S. hispidus
Binomial name
Strophanthus hispidus
DC.

Strophanthus hispidus, the hispid strophanthus,[2] is a liana or shrub that can grow up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. Its flowers feature a yellow corolla and yellow corona lobes spotted with red, purple or brown.[3] The plant has been used as arrow poison.[4] S. hispidus is native to Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo and also naturalized in China.[3][5]

References

  1. Illustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen by the publisher Franz Eugen Köhler, Gera 1887.
  2. "Strophanthus hispidus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Strophanthus hispidus". eFloras. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "Definition of inee". Webster's International Dictionary. 1913. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. "Strophanthus hispidus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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