Strophanthus gratus
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| image = Climbing Oleander(Strophanthus gratus) 4244.jpg
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| genus = Strophanthus
| species = gratus
| authority = (Wall. and Hook.) Baill.{{WCSP | 198229 | Strophanthus gratus | accessdate = 26 June 2017}}
| synonyms =
- Roupellia grata {{Au|Wall. & Hook.}}
- Roupalia grata {{Au|(Wall. & Hook.) T.Moore & Ayres}}
- Strophanthus stanleyanus {{Au|Hook.}}
- Strophanthus glaber {{Au|Cornu ex Holmes}}
- Nerium guineense {{Au|Brongn. ex Perrot & Vogt}}
- Strophanthus chopraie {{Au|M.R.Almeida}}
}}
Strophanthus gratus is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Description
Strophanthus gratus is a woody liana that can grow up to {{convert|25|m|-1}}, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|10|cm|0}}. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla, topped by red or purple colour, with pink corona lobes.{{cite web | title = Strophanthus gratus | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018468 | publisher = eFloras | accessdate = 11 July 2013}}
Distribution and habitat
Uses
Strophanthus gratus has been used in local traditional medicine: ouabain derived from the plant's seeds is used as a treatment for heart failure. It has also been used as arrow poison.
References
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Category:Medicinal plants of Africa
Category:Flora of West Tropical Africa
Category:Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa
Category:Plants described in 1849
Category:Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
Category:Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker
Category:Taxa named by Nathaniel Wallich
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