Strophanthus preussii Engl. & Pax

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Synonyms: Strophanthus bracteatus Franch.
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Cameroon
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: preussii: named after Paul Rudolf Preuss, botanist, horticulturist, first director of Botanic Gardens at Victoria in Cameroon.
Habitat: Moist evergreen forest, gallery forest and in forest clearings.
Altitude range: (metres) 300 - 1400 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Angola.
Botanical divisions: II,IV,VI
Growth form(s): Liane, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 152 - 154. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Strophanthus preussii:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Strophanthus preussii
African Plant Database: Strophanthus preussii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Strophanthus preussii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Strophanthus preussii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Strophanthus preussii
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iNaturalist: Strophanthus preussii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Strophanthus preussii
JSTOR Plant Science: Strophanthus preussii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Strophanthus preussii
Plants of the World Online: Strophanthus preussii
Tropicos: Strophanthus preussii
Wikipedia: Strophanthus preussii


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Strophanthus preussii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260980, retrieved 25 May 2026

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