Strophanthus gratus

Strophanthus gratus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Nerieae
Subtribus: Alafiinae
Genus: Strophanthus
Species: Strophanthus gratus

Name

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Strophanthus gratus (Wall. & Hook.) Baill., Hist. pl. 10: 171 (1888).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Roupellia grata Wall. & Hook., Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4466. 1849.
  • Homotypic
    • Roupalia grata (Wall. & Hook.) T.Moore & Ayres, Gard. Mag. Bot. 2: 33 (1850).
  • Heterotypic
    • Strophanthus stanleyanus Hook., Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4466 (1849).
    • Strophanthus ouaboio Holmes, Pharm. J. Trans., ser. 3, 21: 234 (1890), not validly publ.
    • Strophanthus glaber Cornu ex Holmes, Pharm. J. 23: 928 (1893).
    • Strophanthus gratus Franch., J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 321 (1893), nom. illeg.
    • Nerium guineense Brongn. ex Perrot & Vogt, Trav. Lab. Matière Méd. École Supér. Pharm. Paris 9: 61 (1912 publ. 1913).
    • Strophanthus perrotii A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 421 (1920), nom. nud.
    • Strophanthus chopraie M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 216 (2001).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, D.R. Congo (Zaire)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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English: ouabain
Nederlands: klimmende oleander
 
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