Strophanthus gratus

Strophanthus gratus

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

• 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

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

• Baillon, H.E. 1888. Hist. Pl. 10: 171.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Strophanthus gratus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Strophanthus gratus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Strophanthus gratus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 25 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Strophanthus gratus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 25.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Strophanthus gratus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sep 2018.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Strophanthus gratus. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2009-08-22.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strophanthus gratus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: ouabain
Nederlands: klimmende oleander

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