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6460.000 Strychnos
Description of the genus
Shrubs, trees or lianes, sometimes with tendrils. Stipules mostly reduced to an often ciliate and straight rim connecting the petiole bases. Leaves opposite, sometimes decussate, or on the main axis sometimes ternate, entire, with 3-5 prominent veins (including the midvein) arising near the base of the lamina and running almost the entire length of the leaf. Flowers 4-5-merous, actinomorphic, bisexual. Corolla rotate to salver-shaped. Ovary 2- or 1-celled (spinosa). Fruit a berry, 1-2-celled, ± spherical. Worldwide: 190 species in tropical and warm areas Botswana: 6 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cocculoides Baker | N,SW | Description, Image |
| madagascariensis Poir. | N | Description, Image |
| potatorum L.f. | N | Description, Image |
| pungens Soler. | N,SE | Description, Image |
| spinosa Lam. | Description, Image | |
| usambarensis Gilg | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Strychnos:
Our websites:
Flora of Caprivi: StrychnosFlora of Caprivi: cultivated Strychnos
Flora of Malawi: Strychnos
Flora of Mozambique: Strychnos
Flora of Zambia: Strychnos
Flora of Zimbabwe: Strychnos
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): StrychnosBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Strychnos
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Strychnos
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Strychnos
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Strychnos
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Strychnos
JSTOR Plant Science: Strychnos
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Strychnos
Plants of the World Online: Strychnos
Tropicos: Strychnos
Wikipedia: Strychnos
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