''Strophanthus amboensis'' is a plant in the dogbane family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of ...

Description

''Strophanthus amboensis'' grows as a deciduous shrub up to tall, or as a liana up to long, with a stem diameter up to . Its flowers feature an orange-yellow turning purple corolla tube, white-streaked on the inside.

Distribution and habitat

''Strophanthus amboensis'' is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Namibia. Its habitats are forest margins, scrubland or rock fissures, from altitude.

Uses

''Strophanthus amboensis'' is used in local traditional medicine treatments for rheumatism, venereal diseases and scabies. The plant has been used as

arrow poison Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting and warfare. They have been used by indigenous peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia. Notable examples are the poisons se ...

References

amboensis Plants used in traditional African medicine Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Cabinda Province Flora of Angola Flora of Namibia Plants described in 1888 {{Apocynaceae-stub