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Strychnos bredemeyeri

Strychnos bredemeyeri

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

The plant contains alkaloids that have a curare-like action. Curare causes death by asphyxiation due to the loss of control of muscles essential in respiration[1]. The bark is used for making arrow poison[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=Strychnos+bredemeyeri>

Pollinators

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References

  1. [1]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
  2. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎