Strophanthus caudatus

Strophanthus caudatus
In Singapore
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Strophanthus
Species:
S. caudatus
Binomial name
Strophanthus caudatus
Synonyms[1]
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  • Echites caudataL.
  • Nerium caudatum(L.) Lam.
  • Nerium scandensLour.
  • Strophanthus scandensReinw. & Schult.
  • Strophanthus terminalisBlume
  • Strophanthus cumingiiA.DC.
  • Strophanthus griffithiiWight
  • Strophanthus longicaudatusWight
  • Strophanthus horsfieldianusMiq.
  • Strophanthus pierreiF.Heim
  • Strophanthus macrophyllus(Franch.) Pierre
  • Strophanthus erectusMerr.
  • Strophanthus leteiMerr.

Strophanthus caudatus is a woody liana that can grow up to 12 m (40 ft) in length, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in). It grows natively from Guangxi in southern China, through Indochina (including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) to Malesia and New Guinea.[1][2]

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