Strychnos camptoneura Gilg & Busse

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Loganiaceae > Strychnos

Characteristics

A large creeper. It can grow 20-45 m long or more. The stems are 2-25 cm wide. There are tendrils in pairs. The fruit is large. It is 16 cm long by 13 cm wide.
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Fruit very large, up to 61/2 in.long, 5 in. broad.
Large liane, drying dark brown or black
Tendrils in 2 pairs above each other
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Environment

Dense rainforest and the more open secondary formations, often in damp sites; at elevations up to 700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 700 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal poison
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Strychnos camptoneura unspecified picture

Distribution

Strychnos camptoneura world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547094-1
WFO ID wfo-0000502715
COL ID 53733
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Synonyms

Scyphostrychnos psittaconyx Scyphostrychnos talbotii Strychnos camptoneura