Plant Details

Accepted name:: Strophanthus sarmentosus DC. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
arrow-poison	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bikuku bi kiula	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kuku kinia	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
poison arrow vine	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
poison arrowvine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
spider tresses	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
spider-tresses	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
strophanthus sarmentosus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
xi fei yang jiao niu	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Strophanthus glabriflorus (Monach.) Monach. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 80: 412 (1953).
Strophanthus laurifolius DC. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1802).
Strophanthus ogovensis Franch. J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 324 (1891 publ. 1893).
Strophanthus paroissei Franch. J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 324 (1981 publ. 1893).
Strophanthus pendulus Kumm. & Hook. in W.Gray, Trav. West. Afr.: 392 (1825).
Strophanthus punctifer A.Chev. Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 30: 481 (1950).
Strophanthus sarmentosus var. glabriflorus Monach. Phytologia 3: 479 (1951).
Strophanthus senegambiae A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 418 (1844).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Strophanthus sarmentosus	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Strophanthus sarmentosus DC.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Strophanthus sarmentosus Dc.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Strophanthus sarmentosus Franchet	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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