Strophanthus caudatus

Strophanthus caudatus is a woody liana that can grow up to 12 metres (40 ft) in length, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 centimetres (0.6 in). It grows natively from Guangxi in southern China, through Indochina (including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) to Malesia and New Guinea.[2][3]

Strophanthus caudatus
Strophanthus caudatus[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Strophanthus
Species:	S. caudatus
Binomial name
Strophanthus caudatus (L.) Kurz[2]
Synonyms[2]
List Echites caudata L. Nerium caudatum (L.) Lam. Nerium scandens Lour. Strophanthus scandens Reinw. & Schult. Strophanthus terminalis Blume Strophanthus cumingii A.DC. Strophanthus griffithii Wight Strophanthus longicaudatus Wight Strophanthus horsfieldianus Miq. Strophanthus pierrei F.Heim Strophanthus macrophyllus (Franch.) Strophanthus erectus Merr. Strophanthus letei Merr.

References

1. 1880 illustrationBerthe Hoola van Nooten (1817-1892) - Nooten, Berthe Hoola van, Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l’ille de Java: peints d’apres nature, t. 25 (1880)
2. "Strophanthus caudatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
3. "Strophanthus caudatus". eFloras. Retrieved 8 July 2013.