Strophanthus divaricatus

Botanical Description

Strophanthus divaricatus varies in habit from a shrub that produces stolons to a climbing plant; the stems can be 5 metres long and up to 4cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, whilst the seeds are the main ingredient of a Chinese medicinal preparation. The plant is sometimes cultivated in southeast Asia.