Strychnos thorelii Pierre ex Dop

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Loganiaceae > Strychnos

Characteristics

Liana. Twigs thinly patently pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 4.5-10 by 2-4 cm, chartaceous to coriaceous, shining above, sometimes sparsely patently hairy on the midrib beneath, otherwise glabrous; base broadly cuneate to subcordate, slightly attenuate, apex gradually acute-acuminate; 3-5-plinerved above the base; petiole 0.5-1 cm, pubescent. Infructescences axillary and terminal, up to c. 10 cm long, lax, minutely pubescent, with some fruits only, branches slender, torus somewhat broadened. Fruits ovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, 2.5 by 1.5 cm, thin-shelled. Seed 1, elliptic-lenticular, 2 by 1.25 cm.
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In and along evergreen and bamboo forests, up to c. 200 m. Fr. March-April.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Strychnos thorelii world distribution map, present in China, Iceland, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547514-1
WFO ID wfo-0000502895
COL ID 537FL
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Synonyms

Strychnos thorelii