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Strychnos hirsuta

Botanic Family

Loganiaceae

Author

Spruce ex Bentham

Common Names

• Devildoer (Cr)
• Kwabanero (Ar)

Geographical Habitats

• Guyana
• Amazonas
• Pará - Brazil
• French Guiana

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Jun
• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Sep

Liana, tree or shrub climbing with hooks & spines, leaf veins & petioles densely covered with yellowish hairs, axillary inflorescence of cream or greenish-yellow flowers, 10mm diameter black fruit

Further References

• NHN
• Mobot
• NYBG
• FB
• The Plant List 2