EPPO Global Database

Strophanthus hispidus(SHTHI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SHTHI
  • Preferred name: Strophanthus hispidus
  • Authority: A. de Candolle

Notes

West Africa to Angola and Tanzania. Used as an arrow poison. Introduced in China


Common names
Name Language
hispid strophanthus English
strophanthe hérissé French
estrofanto-castanho Portuguese
jiàn dú yáng jiǎo ǎo Chinese
箭毒羊角拗 Chinese
kombe Indonesian