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Strophanthus holosericeus

Botanic Family
Apocynaceae
Author
K. Schumann & Gilg

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

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Fruiting Times

Scrambling or erect shrub or deciduous liana with densely pubescent branchlets, terminal cymes to 9 flowers, tomentose calyx 13mm long, corolla 24mm long, corolla tube tomentose outside 15mm x 4mm, white turning yellow then pink, red streaked & spotted inside, lobes white turning pink, lobes & tail to 150mm long x 1.5mm, divergent brown puberulous or pubescent follicles to 180ยบ to 400mm long x 25mm

Roots have medicinal uses, arrow poison

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