Strychnos jobertiana
Strychnos jobertiana
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 root is used as a preferred source of the toxin curare[ 697 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts. Year 1983 ISBN Description Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Both root and bark are used in making this arrow poison[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Strychnos jobertiana is a climbing shrub that can produce stems up to 30 metres long and 75mm in diameter. The plant can grow up into the forest canopy, where it attaches itself by means of tendrils[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. , 786 Title Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil. Publication Author Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Year 1992 ISBN 0-947643-50-8 Description An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and perfume.