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Strophanthus hispidus

Plants

Family: Apocynaceae · Genus: Strophanthus

Strophanthus hispidus

E. Günther (Drawing and lithography, living in Gera, probably Ernst Günther) · public_domain

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Strophanthus hispidus, the hispid strophanthus, is a liana or shrub that can grow up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. Its flowers feature a yellow corolla and yellow corona lobes spotted with red, purple or brown. The seeds, like those of several other Strophanthus species, contain potent cardiac glycosides absorbable through wounds - hence its use in African arrow poisons and later in modern medicine as a digitalis-like heart stimulant. Strophanthus hispidus is native from west tropical Africa east to Tanzania and south to Angola. It is naturalized in China.

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