Loganiaceae
Strychnos

Strychnos subcordata Spruce ex Benth.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 106 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Colombia to Peru and N. Brazil. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Peru

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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.

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
  • 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
  • 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, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [7807] Brazil K001062771 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Prance, G.T. [17690] Brazil K001062745 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, L.F.; Kubitzki, K.; Maas, P.J.M. [11578] Brazil K001062744 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Fróes, R.L. [21153] Brazil K001062740 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Spruce, R. [2087] Brazil K000573471 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Spruce, R. [2087] Brazil K000573470 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Glaziou, A.F.M. [14096] Brazil K001062743 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1946 s.coll. [14096] Brazil K000573474 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1946 Spruce, R. [1237] Brazil K000573476 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1946 s.coll. [9945] Brazil K000573473 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1946 Brazil K000573472 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1946 s.coll. [9576] Brazil K000573475 Type Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20798] Brazil K001062738 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20471] Brazil K001062737 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7957] Brazil K001062734 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21445] Brazil K001062741 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20471] Brazil K001062736 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20798] Brazil K001062739 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7804] Brazil K001062735 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001062733 Yes
Ducke, A. [708] Brazil K001062742 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

  • 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/

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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