Strychnos jobertiana
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Description
A climbing shrub. It can produce stems 30 m long and 7.5 cm thick. It has tendrils enabling it to attach to other plants. Young fruit is green. The fruit is round and 5 cm across. It has a woody shell.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Known Hazards
Various parts of Strychnos plants, especially the seeds and bark, contain toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. The fleshy pulp of the ripe fruits, however, is often edible. The root is used as a preferred source of the toxin curare. Both root and bark are used in making this arrow poison.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest. In Colombia it grows between 100-300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Uses
The leaves are reported to be mashed in rum and the resulting perfume used by men to attract women..
Synonyms
References (2)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info
