Loganiaceae FAMILY

Strychnos jobertiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Various parts of Strychnos plants, especially the seeds and bark, contain toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. The fleshy pulp of the ripe fruits, however, is often edible^[1]. The root is used as a preferred source of the toxin curare^[2]. Both root and bark are used in making this arrow poison^[3].

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+jobertiana>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Flora of Somalia — Thulin M. (Editor) · Kew Publishing, London. · 1993 ↩︎Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
[2]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29 — Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts. · 1983 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Flora of Peru — Macbride. J.F. · Field Museum of Natural History · 1936 ↩︎An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
[4]Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil. — Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V. · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. · 1992 · ISBN 0-947643-50-8 ↩︎An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
[5]Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. — Steyermark J.A. Et al · Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. · 1951 - 1957 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking.