Apocynaceae FAMILY

Strophanthus eminii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds are used in arrow poisons^[1]. The glycosides in the seeds cause the heart of the prey animal or victim to arrest in systole^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree

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+eminii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[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.