Strychnos toxifera

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 toxifera M.R.Schomb. ex Benth., 1841

Heterotypic
- Strychnos syntoxica Sprague & Sandwith in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 129 (1927)
- Strychnos toxifera var. acuminata Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)
- Strychnos toxifera var. latifolia Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)
- Strychnos toxifera var. obliqua Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Schomburgk, M.R., 1841. Journal of Botany, (Being a Second Series of the Botanical Miscellany), Containing Figures and Descriptions. London 3:240.

Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos toxifera. 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 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos toxifera. Published online. Accessed: August 05 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos toxifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos toxifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 August 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strychnos toxifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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