Strychnos
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| Strychnos | |
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| Strychnos toxifera | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Strychnos L. |
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about 190 |
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Strychnos is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to family Loganiaceae (sometimes Strychnaceae). The genus includes about 190 species of trees and lianas, distributed around the world's tropics.
- The Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, native to tropical Asia, is the source of the poison strychnine.
- Strychnos ignatia ("St. Ignatius bean"), is a closely related Asian shrub/tree.
- The species Strychnos toxifera is one of the 2 plant sources of the poison curare.
- Another notable species are Strychnos spinosa (Lam.), commonly known as the Natal orange and Strychnos pungens, from Southern Africa; which are drought-tolerant and produce edible fruits.
- The ripe seeds of Strychnos potatorum,[1][2], known as Therran or Nirmal,[3] can be ground and used as a coagulant to purify water; or they may be rubbed against the inside walls of the earthenware water containers.
[edit] External links
- Home water treatment by direct filtration with natural coagulant, by Babu R, Chaudhuri M.
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Strychnos psilosperma foliage and fruit.
