Strophanthus boivinii

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Wood shaving flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Strophanthus
Species:
S. boivinii
Binomial name
Strophanthus boivinii
Synonyms [2]
  • Roupellina boivinii(Baill.) Pichon
  • Strophanthus greveiBaill.

Strophanthus boivinii, the wood shaving flower, [3] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.

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The Latin specific epithet of boivinii refers to French explorer and plant collector Louis Hyacinthe Boivin (1808-1852). [4]

Description

Strophanthus boivinii grows as a deciduous shrub or small tree sometimes up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a bole diameter up to 40 centimetres (16 in). Its flowers feature a yellow-orange turning reddish-brown corolla tube. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Strophanthus boivinii is endemic to Madagascar. [1] Its habitat is deciduous forests and thickets, from sea-level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude. [1] [3]

Uses

Strophanthus boivinii is locally used in traditional medicinal treatments for gonorrhoea, colic, wounds and itches. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andriamanohera, A.M. (2019). "Strophanthus boivinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T128084974A128090518. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T128084974A128090518.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Strophanthus boivinii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 543–544. ISBN   978-9-05782-204-9.
  4. ↑ "Boivin, Louis Hyacinthe (1808-1852) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 19 September 2021.


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