Strophanthus hispidus
| Strophanthus hispidus | |
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| 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 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.[2] The plant has been used as arrow poison.[3] 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.[2][4]
References
- ↑ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Strophanthus hispidus". eFloras. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "Definition of inee". Webster's International Dictionary. 1913. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "Strophanthus hispidus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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