Family: Apocynaceae
Synonyms: Roupellina boivinii (Baill.) Pichon, Roupellina boivinii var. angustifolia (H.Perrier ex Pichon) Pichon, Roupellina boivinii var. boivinii, Roupellina boivinii var. grandiflora (Pichon) Pichon, Strophanthus arboreus Boivin ex Franch., Strophanthus aurantiacus Blondel, Strophanthus boivinii var. angustifolius H.Perrier ex Pichon, Strophanthus boivinii var. grandiflorus Pichon, Strophanthus grevei Baill.
English: Corkscrew Flower; Wood shaving flower
French: Strophanthus de Boivin
Small deciduous tree; latex yellowish. Leaves simple, opposite; lamina elliptic, cuneate at base, margin entire. Flowers in cymes, usually arise in the forks of branches ; flowers yellow-orange turning reddish brown; Corolla tube short, lobes 5, 3-4 cm long and 0.5 cm wide, oblong and twisted. Stamens 10, attached to the throat of corolla tube. Fruit not observed.
Exotic ; it is found as cultivated plant
All parts toxic when ingested. Bark decoction drunk to treat colic, also rubbed for wounds and itch. Aerial parts deoction to treat gonorrhoea and fever. Used to poison dogs and pest animals.
5 Published articles of Strophanthus Boivinii
1. Cytotoxic cardenolide glycosides of Roupellina (Strophanthus) boivinii from the Madagascar rainforest
By: Karkare, Sampada; Adou, Eba; Cao, Shugeng; et al.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS Volume: 70 Issue: 11 Pages: 1766-1770 Published: NOV 2007
2. Glukoside und Aglykone. 94. Die Glvkoside der Samen von Strophanthus Boivinii Baill
By: SCHINDLER, O.; REICHSTEIN, T.
HELVETICA CHIM ACTA Volume: 35 Issue: (3) Pages: 673-686 Published: 1952
3. GLYKOSIDE UND AGLYKONE .93. IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON SUBSTANZ NR-763 AUS STROPHANTHUS SPECIOSUS UND S-BOIVINII ALS STROSPESID (DESGLUCO-DIGITALINUM-VERUM)
By: SCHINDLER, O; REICHSTEIN, T
HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Pages: 442-446 Published: 1952
4. GLYKOSIDE UND AGLYKONE .94. DIE GLYKOSIDE DER SAMEN VON STROPHANTHUS BOIVINII-BAILL
By: SCHINDLER, O; REICHSTEIN, T
HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Pages: 672-686 Published: 1952
5. GLYKOSIDE UND AGLYKONE .96. MILLOSID, PAULIOSID, STROBOSID UND BOISTROSID - DIE GLYKOSIDE VON STROPHANTUS BOIVINII BAILL .2.
By: SCHINDLER, O; REICHSTEIN, T
HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Pages: 730-745 Published: 1952
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