Strychnos guianensis

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Name

Strychnos guianensis Aubl.) Mart., 1843

Homotypic
- Rouhamon guianense Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 93 (1775)
- Strychnos rouhamon Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 106 (1856), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Lasiostoma cirrhosa Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 624 (1798)
- Lasiostoma curare Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 210 (1825)
- Lasiostoma divaricata G.Mey. in Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 83 (1818)
- Lasiostoma rouhamon Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 105 (1818)
- Lasiostoma ruhamon J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 248 (1791)
- Rouhamon curare A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 17 (1845)
- Rouhamon divaricatum A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 17 (1845)
- Rouhamon guianense var. ecirrhosum A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 17 (1845)
- Strychnos calantha Gilg ex Ule in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 138 (1907)
- Strychnos curare Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 108 (1856)
- Strychnos geoffraeana Baill. in Adansonia 11: 378 (1879)
- Strychnos guianensis var. trichina J.F.Macbr. in Candollea 5: 401 (1934)
- Strychnos lanceolata Spruce ex Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 105 (1856)
- Strychnos oblonga Gilg in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 37 (1898)
- Toxicaria americana Schreb. in Naturforscher (Halle) 19: 146 (1783)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica

Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos guianensis. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos guianensis. Published online. Accessed: August 04 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos guianensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos guianensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2023.

français: Curare

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