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Strophanthus caudatus
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Strophanthus caudatus

Strophanthus caudatus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex or bark is traditionally used as an ingredient of arrow poison[1]. In Vietnam it is known as a fish poison as well[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Strophanthus+caudatus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  2. [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎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.