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. ↑ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
  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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