Strophanthus
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See also: strophanthus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “(twisted) cord”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Proper noun
Strophanthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – plants found in Africa and in tropical and subtropical Asia that produce toxic alkaloids and cardiac glycosides.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Apocynaceae – family; Apocynoideae - subfamily; Nerieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see
Strophanthus on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Strophanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Strophanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Strophanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Strophanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Strophanthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Strophanthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Strophanthus at The Plant List
- Strophanthus at USDA Plants database
