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Strophanthus amboensis

Strophanthus amboensis
Common names: elephant vine, knob-stemmed poisonrope (Eng.); knopstamgiftou (Afr.); omhundure (Otjiherero); mangala-ndumbu (Lunyaneka, Muila & Muquilenge); muzua-ng
Family: Apocynaceae

... segment) — this is one of the outstanding characters of Strophanthus . In this species the corona lobes are also dark ... found on sandy plains. Figure 9. Known distribution of Strophanthus amboensis . Very little information is known on the biology of the genus Strophanthus . The only pollinator that has been mentioned in ...

03 / 09 / 2018 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Strophanthus speciosus

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Common names: forest tailflower, poison rope, common poison rope, forest poison rope (Eng.); giftou, bobbejaantou, bosgiftou, osdoring (Afr.); umhlazazane (Swati/si
Family: Apocynaceae

... pod) split to release seeds dispersed by the wind. Strophanthus speciosus is found in forest margins in the ... is wind-dispersed. Whether as a tree, shrub or climber, Strophanthus speciosus provides good nesting sites for birds. Strophanthus Strophanthus speciosus is easily grown from seed ...

29 / 07 / 2013 | Hannelie Snyman | Kirstenbosch NBG
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