Strophanthus
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Description
Large woody climbers, sometimes forming large shrubs with pendant branches be- fore beginning to climb.
Leaves opposite;
Inflorescence a terminal cyme;
Sepals pubescent;
Stamens completely included in the corolla tube except for long acumen on anthers, adnate to the style head;
Fruit of 2 divergent follicles, connate at the base.
Seeds apically beaked;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, from Africa and South and Southeast Asia eastwards to the Moluccas present
38 species from Africa and South and Southeast Asia eastwards to the Moluccas; in Malesia 5 native species.
Citation
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1196
D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand: 97
Beentje 1982 – In: Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool Wageningen: 17
Benth. & Hook.f. 1876 – In: Gen. Pl.: 714
D.J. Middleton 2004 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 10
A.DC. 1844 – In: Prodr.: 417
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 63
K. Schum. 1895 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4: 180
R.Br. 1810: Asclepiadeae: 62
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 240
DC. 2001 – In: PROSEA: 519