
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]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]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.