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Strophanthus
Strophanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and southern China. The name (strophos anthos, "twisted flower") derives from the long, twisted, threadlike segments of the corolla, which attain a length of 30–35 cm in S. preussii.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Goat Horns
speciesStrophanthus divaricatus
Strophanthus gratus
speciesStrophanthus gratus
Strophanthus sarmentosus
speciesStrophanthus sarmentosus
Strophanthus preussii
speciesStrophanthus preussii
Strophanthus boivinii
speciesStrophanthus boivinii
Common Poisonrope
speciesStrophanthus speciosus
Strophanthus welwitschii
speciesStrophanthus welwitschii
kombe tailflower
speciesStrophanthus kombe
corky-stem tailflower
speciesStrophanthus petersianus
Poison Rope
speciesStrophanthus gerrardii
Strophanthus hispidus
speciesStrophanthus hispidus
Elephant-Vine
speciesStrophanthus amboensis
Strophanthus caudatus
speciesStrophanthus caudatus
Strophanthus eminii
speciesStrophanthus eminii
tailless tail-flower
speciesStrophanthus courmontii
Strophanthus gardeniiflorus
speciesStrophanthus gardeniiflorus
Strophanthus wallichii
speciesStrophanthus wallichii
Strophanthus luteolus
speciesStrophanthus luteolus
Strophanthus wightianus
speciesStrophanthus wightianus
Strophanthus bequaertii
speciesStrophanthus bequaertii
Strophanthus mirabilis
speciesStrophanthus mirabilis
Strophanthus hypoleucos
speciesStrophanthus hypoleucos
Strophanthus thollonii
speciesStrophanthus thollonii
Strophanthus ledienii
speciesStrophanthus ledienii
Strophanthus barteri
speciesStrophanthus barteri
Strophanthus nicholsonii
speciesStrophanthus nicholsonii
Strophanthus perakensis
speciesStrophanthus perakensis
Strophanthus singaporianus
speciesStrophanthus singaporianus
Strophanthus vanderijstii
speciesStrophanthus vanderijstii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 340152.