Strychnos jobertiana
Baill.
Loganiaceae
Strychnos trichostyla Ducke
Common Name:
General Information
Strychnos jobertiana is a climbing shrub that can produce stems up to 30 metres long and 75mm in diameter. The plant can grow up into the forest canopy, where it attaches itself by means of tendrils[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
,
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and perfume.
Known Hazards
Various parts of Strychnos plants, especially the seeds and bark, contain toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. The fleshy pulp of the ripe fruits, however, is often edible[
500- Title
- Flora of Somalia
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thulin M. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Kew Publishing, London.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
].
The root is used as a preferred source of the toxin curare[
697- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Both root and bark are used in making this arrow poison[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Botanical References
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.
Habitat
Lowland rain forests[
592- Title
- Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. Et al
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago.
- Year
- 1951 - 1957
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking.
,
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit[
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
]. The globose fruit can be 5cm or more in diameter with a woody shell[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves are reported to be mashed in rum and the resulting perfume used by men to attract women[
592- Title
- Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. Et al
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago.
- Year
- 1951 - 1957
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking.
]..
Propagation
Seed -
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