Strychnos spinosa
A species in the Loganiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Strychnos
- Species
- Strychnos spinosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1794
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Strychnos spinosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Brehmia spinosaName author: (Lam.) Harv.
- Strychnos buettneriName author: Gilg
- Strychnos cardiophyllaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos carvalhoiName author: Gilg
- Strychnos courtetiiName author: A.Chev.
- Strychnos cuneifoliaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos djalonisName author: A.Chev.
- Strychnos dulcisName author: A.Chev.
- Strychnos emarginataName author: Baker
- Strychnos euryphyllaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos flacurtiiName author: Desv. ex Thouars
- Strychnos gilletiiName author: De Wild.
- Strychnos gracillimaName author: Gilg
- Strychnos gracillima var. paucispinosaName author: De Wild.
- Strychnos harmsiiName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos laxaName author: Soler.
- Strychnos leiosepalaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos lokuaName author: A.Rich.
- Strychnos madagascariensisName author: Spreng. ex Baker
- Strychnos megalocarpaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos meugheName author: Chiov.
- Strychnos miniungansambaName author: Gilg
- Strychnos muegheName author: Chiov.
- Strychnos omphalocarpaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos pluvialisName author: A.Chev.
- Strychnos radiospermaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos rhombifoliaName author: Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos sansibariensisName author: Gilg
- Strychnos schweinfurthiiName author: Gilg
- Strychnos spinosa subsp. lokuaName author: (A.Rich.) Bruce
- Strychnos spinosa subsp. spinosaName author: Not supplied
- Strychnos spinosa subsp. volkensiiName author: (Gilg) E.A.Bruce
- Strychnos spinosa var. pubescensName author: Baker
- Strychnos tongaName author: Gilg
- Strychnos unguacha var. retusaName author: Chiov.
- Strychnos volkensiiName author: Gilg ex Engl.
- Strychnos volkensiiName author: Gilg
- Strychnos vuntacName author: Bojer
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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