Strychnos wallichiana
Strychnos wallichiana
Safety & Hazards
Various parts of Strychnos plants, especially the seeds and bark, contain toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. The fleshy pulp of the ripe fruits, however, is often edible[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is poisonous[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].
Botanical Description
Strychnos wallichiana is a robust climbing shrub with stems up to 20 metres long. The stems climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of tendrils and hooks[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 785 Title Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Publication Author Nguyen Van Duong Publisher Mekong Printing; Vietnam (Printers) Year 1993 ISBN 0-9837303-1-2 Description Published by the author, this is an excellent book on the medicinal attributes of plants growing in the area that used to be called Indo-China. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.