Strychnos madagascariensis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Loganiaceae
Tribus: Strychneae
Genus: Strychnos
Species: Strychnos madagascariensis

Name[edit]

Strychnos madagascariensis Poir., 1808

Homonyms[edit]

Strychnos madagascariensis Spreng. ex Baker = Strychnos spinosa Lam.

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Strychnos baronii Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 504 (1887)
- Strychnos behrensiana Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 175 (1902)
- Strychnos burtonii Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 98 (1895)
- Strychnos dysophylla Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 103 (1856)
- Strychnos dysophylla subsp. engleri (Gilg) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis in Kew Bull. 11: 275 (1956)
- Strychnos engleri Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 568 (1893)
- Strychnos innocua var. burtonii (Baker) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis in Kew Bull. 11: 273 (1956)
- Strychnos innocua subsp. burtonii (Baker) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis in Kew Bull. 11: 272 (1956)
- Strychnos innocua subsp. dysophylla (Benth.) I.Verd. in Bothalia 7: 12 (1958)
- Strychnos innocua var. glabra E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis in Kew Bull. 11: 273 (1956)
- Strychnos leiocarpa Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 103 (1905)
- Strychnos melonicarpa Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 101 (1905)
- Strychnos mocquerysi Aug.DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 577 (1901)
- Strychnos pachyphylla Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 96 (1905)
- Strychnos polyphylla Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 104 (1905)
- Strychnos quaqua Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 567 (1893)
- Strychnos randiiformis Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 246 (1880)
- Strychnos stenoneura Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 103 (1905)
- Strychnos unguacha var. dysophylla (Benth.) Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 564 (1893)
- Strychnos unguacha var. micrantha Gilg in Kew Bull. 11: 563 (1956)
- Strychnos vacacoua Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 242 (1880)
- trychnos wakefieldii Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 98 (1895)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continenta: Africa
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Poiret, J.L.M. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, 1909. Encycl. 8:696.

Links[edit]

Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos madagascariensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos madagascariensis. Published online. Accessed: August 04 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos madagascariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos madagascariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strychnos madagascariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names[edit]

Afrikaans: Swartklapper, Botterklapper
bamanankan: Nkankoronin
English: Black monkey orange, Spineless monkey orange, Hairy-leaved monkey-orange, Shiny-leaved monkey-orange
nd: Umkwakwa, Umteme
Sesotho sa Leboa: Morapa, Mookwane
chiShona: Muhwakwa
SiSwati: umKhwakhwa, iHlala
Xitsonga: Nkwakwa, Muquaqua
Tshivenda: Mukwakwa

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