Strophanthus amboensis Engl. & Pax ex Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Strophanthus

Characteristics

A glabrous liana from Angola; corolla orange-yellow turning dark purple-red, streaked white inside.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 7.5
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Environment

Forest margins, woodland and thorn scrub, often in rock fissures, at elevations from 450-2,000 metres. Dry bushveld and rocky places in South West Africa and southern Angola.
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Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal poison social use vertebrate poison
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Strophanthus amboensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Strophanthus amboensis world distribution map, present in Angola

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000317231
COL ID 535DF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Strophanthus gossweileri Strophanthus hirsutus Strophanthus intermedius Strophanthus longicalix Strophanthus paxii Strophanthus schuchardtii Strophanthus amboensis Strophanthus petersianus var. amboensis