Strophanthus gratus (Wallich & Hook. ex Benth.) Baill.

• Common Name: Climbing Oleander, Cream Fruit
• Family: Apocynaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: Tropical West Africa
• Habitat:

• Description: Scandent shrub, to 25 feet or more, glabrous; leaves oblong, to 6 inches long, short-acuminate, veins spreading at right angles to midrib; sepals broad, scarious, corolla white or tinged with pink, tube 1.5 inches long, lobes obovate, to 1 inch long, obtuse, never caudate, with crisped margins, appendages in sinuses lanceolate-subulate, rose-colored, exserted about 5/16 inch; follicles obtusely acuminate, to 15 inches long, seeds glabrous.

  The cardiac drug strophanthin is derived from the seeds of this and a few other species.

• Culture: Frost-tender plants prefer a partly shaded position and fertile, humus-rich but well drained soil. Propagate from softwood cuttings or seeds.

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 198500457
• Source: Unknown
• Accession Date: 12-31-1985
• Bench: 3102 - PROD-W: 3x12 Bench
• Qty: 3 confirmed on 06-17-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: euasterid I
• Order: Gentianales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Apocynaceae
• SubFamily: Apocynoideae
• Tribe: Wrightieae
• SubTribe:

References:

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976

data regenerated on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:13:04 -0400