Strychnos toxifera

Strychnos toxifera

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 toxifera

Name

Strychnos toxifera M.R.Schomb. ex Benth., 1841

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Strychnos syntoxica Sprague & Sandwith in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 129 (1927)
  • Strychnos toxifera var. acuminata Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)
  • Strychnos toxifera var. latifolia Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)
  • Strychnos toxifera var. obliqua Klotzsch ex Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 271 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schomburgk, M.R., 1841. Journal of Botany, (Being a Second Series of the Botanical Miscellany), Containing Figures and Descriptions. London 3:240.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos toxifera. 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 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos toxifera. Published online. Accessed: August 05 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos toxifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos toxifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strychnos toxifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: curare tree

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