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Apocynaceae

Strophanthus

Strophanthus sarmentosus DC.

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Strophanthus

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Strophanthus: Strophanthus sarmentosus, fruit, traditionally used as arrow poison. Arli NP, Burkina Faso.
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
西非羊角拗
English
Strophanthus

Synonyms

  • Strophanthus glabriflorus (Monach.) Monach.
  • Strophanthus laurifolius DC.
  • Strophanthus ogovensis Franch.
  • Strophanthus paroissei Franch.
  • Strophanthus pendulus Hook.
  • Strophanthus punctifer A.Chev.
  • Strophanthus sarmentosus var. sarmentosus
  • Strophanthus senegambiae A.DC.

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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.