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Loganiaceae

St. Ignatius bean

Strychnos ignatii P.J.Bergius

Family
Loganiaceae
Genus
Strychnos

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St. Ignatius bean: Strychnos ignatii , Ignatius bean, seeds; Private collection, therefore not geocoded.
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Arabic
فول جناز
Catalan
Fava de Sant Ignasi
Chinese
吕宋果, 吕宋豆(吕宋果、云海马钱), 海南马钱, 苦果, 解热豆, 金马长子, 云海马钱
English
St. Ignatius bean
German
Ignatius-Brechnuss
Italian
Fava di Sant'Ignazio

Synonyms

  • Faba bengalensis Roxb.
  • Ignatia amara L.f.
  • Ignatiana philippica Lour.
  • Ignatiana philippinica Lour.
  • Strychnos balansae A.W.Hill
  • Strychnos beccarii Gilg
  • Strychnos cuspidata A.W.Hill
  • Strychnos hainanensis Merr. & Chun
  • Strychnos ignatia Lindl.
  • Strychnos krabiensis A.W.Hill
  • Strychnos lanceolaris Miq.
  • Strychnos maingayi var. fructuosa C.B.Clarke
  • Strychnos nova Thell.
  • Strychnos ovalifolia Wall. ex G.Don
  • Strychnos philippensis Blanco
  • Strychnos pseudotieute A.W.Hill
  • Strychnos tieute Lesch.

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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.