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Strophanthus
Sign in to saveStrophanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and southern China. The genus name is a compound of the Greek words στρόφος (stróphos) "twisted cord" and ἄνθος (ánthos) "flower", in reference to the corolla lobes which, in some species - notably S. petersianus (see below) - resemble long twisted ribbons or threads and can reach a length of 30–35 cm. This trait, in addition to colouring involving combin
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Common Name: white strophanthus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 267
- With media
- 233
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- NY, A, ARCH, MEL, ANSP, LOB
- Recorded in
- Angola, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, United States, Ghana, Philippines, Madagascar
Research
198 papers- Strophanthus.The Indian medical gazette · 1887
- Strophanthus-Lanoline.The Chicago medical journal and examiner · 1887
- Cytotoxic steroids from the stems of Strophanthus divaricatus.Phytochemistry · 2023
- Adonis sp., Convallaria sp., Strophanthus sp., Thevetia sp., and Leonurus sp. - Cardiotonic Plants with Known Traditional Use and a Few Preclinical and Clinical Studies.Current pharmaceutical design · 2017
- Strophanthus and Strophanthin.The Hospital · 1907
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Encyclopedic overview
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Strophanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and southern China. The genus name is a compound of the Greek words στρόφος (stróphos) "twisted cord" and ἄνθος (ánthos) "flower", in reference to the corolla lobes which, in some species - notably S. petersianus (see below) - resemble long twisted ribbons or threads and can reach a length of 30–35 cm. This trait, in addition to colouring involving combinations of bright pinks, purples and oranges, combine to make the flowers among the most ornamental in the plant kingdom.
The genus includes vines, shrubs, and small trees. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple broad lanceolate, 2–20 cm long, with an entire margin.
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