Loganiaceae
Strychnos

Strychnos cocculoides Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 98 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to Kenya and S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruce, E.A. & Lewis, J. (1960). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Loganiaceae: 1-47.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1895: 98 (1895).
  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 533 (1903).
  • Duvign. in Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 85: 20, fig. 6a (1952).
  • Duvign. in Lejeunia 13: 114 (1949).
  • E. A. Bruce in Kew Bulletin 1955: 38 (1955).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 275 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Sanane, M. [1378] Zambia K000285532 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Welwitsch [4779] Angola K000426669 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Story, R. [4916] Botswana K000197247 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gossweiler, J. [1119] Angola K001029935 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schlechter, F.R.R. [3630] South Africa K000197246 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Baum, H. [290] Angola K000426672 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Beer, J.S., de [569] Botswana K000285534 No
Dec 31, 1953 Gossweiler, J. [1124] Angola K001029934 Yes
Jackson, C.H.N. (Dr) [119] Tanzania K005428425 Yes
Harris, T. [569] Mozambique K000614161 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [933] Tanzania K005428419 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [495] Tanzania K005428418 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4593] Tanzania K005428429 Yes
White, F. [1874] Zambia K:SPC-22119.000 No
Ruffo [970] Tanzania K005428422 Yes
Jackson, C.H.N. (Dr) [119] Tanzania K005428424 Yes
Francisco, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1745] Angola K001634023 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [20] Tanzania K005428421 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [610] Botswana K000285533 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5460] Tanzania K005428423 Yes
Ford, J. [834] Tanzania K005428416 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4593] Tanzania K005428430 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1348] Botswana K000285536 No
Smith, P.A. [3436] Botswana K000285535 No
Burtt, B.D. [6541] Tanzania K005428415 Yes
Brown, G. (Dr) [H54/33/11] Tanzania K005428428 Yes
Shabani, R. [43] Tanzania K005428426 Yes
Pirozynski, K.A. [P306] Tanzania K005428417 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [16858] Tanzania K005428427 Yes
Francis-Akiley [5026] Tanzania K005428420 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614835 No
Barbosa, G.; Carvalho, M., F. Mozambique K000196054 No
Barbosa, G.; Carvalho, M., F. [4406] Mozambique K000196053 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0