• Source: Strophanthus petersianus

Strophanthus petersianus, commonly known as sand forest poison rope, is a liana or deciduous shrub up to 15 metres (50 ft) long, with a stem diameter up to 10 centimetres (4 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla, sometimes with reddish pink stripes on the inside. Strophanthus petersianus has been used as arrow poison and by the Zulu as a charm against evil. Its habitat is coastal forest and rocky woodland. It is native to countries from Kenya south to South Africa.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Strophanthus petersianus
• Strophanthus
• Strophanthus amboensis
• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
• List of Apocynaceae of South Africa