Strychnos nigritana Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Loganiaceae > Strychnos

Characteristics

A climbing shrub or creeper.
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Few-flowered axillary cymes
A liane
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest in West Africa. In Nigeria it is recorded at 200 and 1,440 m above sea level.
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In fringing forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Strychnos nigritana world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547365-1
WFO ID wfo-0000502877
COL ID 537B7
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Synonyms

Strychnos togoensis Strychnos nigritana Strychnos vogelii Strychnos ciliicalyx