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Apocynaceae FAMILY

Strophanthus gerrardii

Strophanthus gerrardii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is used as a spear poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Climber
Growth—

The plant flowers throughout the rainy season, but mature fruits can be found all year round[2].

Propagation

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

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.
  2. [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.