Strophanthus hispidus
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Strophanthus hispidus, the hispid strophanthus,[2] is a liana or shrub that can grow up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. Its flowers feature a yellow corolla and yellow corona lobes spotted with red, purple or brown.[3] The plant has been used as arrow poison.[4] S. hispidus is native to Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo and also naturalized in China.[3][5]
References
- ^ Illustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen by the publisher Franz Eugen Köhler, Gera 1887.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Strophanthus hispidus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Strophanthus hispidus". eFloras. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Definition of inee". Webster's International Dictionary. 1913. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Strophanthus hispidus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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