Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Loganiaceae > Strychnos

Characteristics

Lianas to 20 m. Stems grayish white, rugose; branchlets terete, smooth, usually with axillary simple or double tendrils. Petiole 5--7 mm; leaf blade 5--17 X 3--5 cm, base cuneate to subrounded, apex acuminate to acute, basal veins 3, reticulate veins present. Thyrses terminal, 4--5 cm; peduncle pubescent. Flowers 5-merous. Pedicel pubescent. Calyx lobes ovate, 1--1.3 mm, outside puberulent, margin ciliate. Corolla yellowish to yellow-white, salverform, ca. 1.4 cm, outside papillose; tube ca. 1.1 cm, inside basally villous; lobes oblong, ca. 4 mm, apex slightly thickened. Stamens inserted at corolla mouth; filaments very short; anthers oblong, ca. 1.5 mm, connectives obtuse to rounded at apex. Pistil ca. 8 mm. Ovary ovoid, ca. 1 mm in diam. Style slender; stigma capitate. Berries orange when ripe, globose, 4--6 cm in diam.; pericarp to 2--3 mm thick; many-seeded. Seeds orbicular, elliptic, or oblong, flat, 2--3 cm, with densely pale brown-gray sericeous hairs. Fl. Apr-Jun.
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A creeper. It grows 20 m long. It has tendrils. The leaves are 5-17 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers have 5 parts. The fruit are berries that are orange when ripe. They are round and 4-6 cm across.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

Tropical evergreen forests, mixed woodlands on limestone; at elevations from 200-600 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal poison
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Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (root), Elephantiasis (root), Epilepsy (root), Fever (root), Ulcer (root), Anodyne (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Poison(Arrow) (unspecified), Paralysis (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Strychnos wallichiana world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547566-1
WFO ID wfo-0001074227
COL ID 537H5
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Synonyms

Strychnos wallichiana Strychnos bourdillonii Strychnos cinnamomifolia Strychnos cirrhosa Strychnos gauthieriana Strychnos pierreana Strychnos rheedei Strychnos tubiflora Strychnos cinnamomifolia var. wightii