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Strophanthus courmontii
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Strophanthus courmontii

Strophanthus courmontii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant contain glycosides and are toxic if ingested[1]. The seeds are used to make ordeal poison and arrow poison. Such poisoned arrows are still used in north-eastern Tanzania to kill animals that are damaging crops[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Climber
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+courmontii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.