Apocynaceae

Ouabain

Strophanthus gratus (Wall. & Hook. ex Benth.) Baill.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Strophanthus

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Ouabain: Strophanthus gratus Medium sized vine or shrub, relative to Frangipani (the same Family) Common name: Climbing oleander, Cream Fruit, Rose Allamanda Origin: Wes — Photo: Tatiana Gerus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: شجر أفريقي
Azerbaijani: Cazibəli strofant
Chinese: 旋花羊角拗
English: Ouabain
Polish: Strofant wdzięczny, Skrętnik wdzięczny
Thai: แย้มปีนัง

Synonyms

Nerium guineense Brongn. ex Perrot & Vogt
Roupalia grata T.Moore & Ayres
Roupellia grata Wall. & Hook. ex Benth.
Strophanthus chopraie M.R.Almeida
Strophanthus glaber hort. ex Gentil
Strophanthus ouaboio Holmes
Strophanthus perrotii A.Chev.
Strophanthus stanleyanus hort. ex Hook.

Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Vengolis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.