Loganiaceae
Strychnos

Strychnos jobertiana Baill.

First published in Adansonia 11: 367 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to S. Venezuela and Peru. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coêlho, J. [5016] Brazil K001062473 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [P12690] Brazil K001062472 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8610] Brazil K001062477 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8678] Brazil K001062483 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8009] Brazil K001062476 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8678] Brazil K001062485 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8678] Brazil K001062484 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8544] Brazil K001062475 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Fróes, R.L. [20810] Brazil K001062487 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8024] Brazil K001062479 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [8610] Brazil K001062478 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [7788] Brazil K001062481 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [7788] Brazil K001062482 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Krukoff, B.A. [9063] Brazil K001062480 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Ducke, A. [18.540] Brazil K000573491 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T., da [1459] Brazil K001062486 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T., da [58713] Brazil K001062492 Yes
Jan 1, 1946 Glaziou, A.F.M. [9941] Brazil K001062499 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7786] Brazil K001062495 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [9514] Brazil K001062500 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8848] Brazil K001062489 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3351] Brazil K001062474 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7657] Brazil K001062498 Yes
Ducke, A. [1731] Brazil K001062490 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7657] Brazil K001062497 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7657] Brazil K001062494 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21215] Brazil K001062496 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21216a] Brazil K001062491 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7990] Brazil K001062488 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Hopkins, M.J.G. [966] Brazil K001062471 Yes
Ducke, A. [1914] Brazil K001062493 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0