Strophanthus amboensis

Strophanthus amboensis is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Description
Strophanthus amboensis grows as a deciduous shrub up to 4 m tall, or as a liana up to 20 m long, with a stem diameter up to 20 cm. Its flowers feature an orange-yellow turning purple corolla tube, white-streaked on the inside.

Distribution and habitat
Strophanthus amboensis is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Namibia. Its habitats are forest margins, scrubland or rock fissures, from 450–2000 m altitude.

Uses
Strophanthus amboensis is used in local traditional medicine treatments for rheumatism, venereal diseases and scabies. The plant has been used as arrow poison.