Loganiaceae

Strychnos brasiliensis (Spreng.) Mart.

Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Strychnos

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Strychnos brasiliensis: Strychnos brasiliensis (Spreng.) Mart. — Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: إسطركن برازيلي
Chinese: 短花马钱

Synonyms

Geniostoma brasiliense Spreng.
Narda spinosa Vell.
Strychnos brasiliensis var. lagoensis Progel
Strychnos brasiliensis var. normalis Benth.
Strychnos brasiliensis var. selloana Progel
Strychnos breviflora A.DC.
Strychnos macroacanthos Progel
Strychnos niederleinii Gilg
Strychnos oligoneura Gilg
Strychnos sellowiana (Progel) Gilg
Strychnos vestita Progel

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.