Strychnos tchibangensis
Pellegr.
Loganiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Strychnos tchibangensis is a scrambling or climbing shrub with stems around 5cm in diameter. It climbs into the surrounding vegetation, attaching itself by means of tendrils[
2064- Title
- Loganiaceae
- Publication
- Flore d’Afrique centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Spermatophytes
- Author
- Leeuwenberg A.J.M. & Bamps P.
- Website
- http://10.5281/zenodo.4569937
- Publisher
- Meise, Jardin botanique national de Belgique
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- This publication, along with many other from the Flore d’Afrique centrale, has been made available as a PDF document under a Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-NC-SA)
]..
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
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
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- Author
- Thulin M. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Kew Publishing, London.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
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- Description
- Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
].
Botanical References
2064- Title
- Loganiaceae
- Publication
- Flore d’Afrique centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Spermatophytes
- Author
- Leeuwenberg A.J.M. & Bamps P.
- Website
- http://10.5281/zenodo.4569937
- Publisher
- Meise, Jardin botanique national de Belgique
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- This publication, along with many other from the Flore d’Afrique centrale, has been made available as a PDF document under a Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Range
West tropical Africa - Cameroon., Central African Republic, Gabon, DR Congo.
Habitat
Dense rainforest and along the sides of water courses[
2064- Title
- Loganiaceae
- Publication
- Flore d’Afrique centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Spermatophytes
- Author
- Leeuwenberg A.J.M. & Bamps P.
- Website
- http://10.5281/zenodo.4569937
- Publisher
- Meise, Jardin botanique national de Belgique
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- This publication, along with many other from the Flore d’Afrique centrale, has been made available as a PDF document under a Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-NC-SA)
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A bark decoction is taken as an anthelmintic[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
The pulverized bark is used for cicatrisation of wounds[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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