Strophanthus sarmentosus

Botanical Description

Strophanthus sarmentosus is a deciduous plant that sometimes grows as a shrub with long trailing stems but is more commonly a vigorous climbing plant producing stems up to 40 metres long that twine into the surrounding trees for support[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The stems are up to 15cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of fibre and weaving material. It is also cultivated in China as a medicinal plant[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is highly valued for its beautiful flowers and is sometimes grown as an ornamental. However, it is quite difficult to propagate and so is not often found in cultivation[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].