Definition of Genus Strophanthus

1. Noun. Genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees.

Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Strophanthus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Strophanthus

genus Stokesia
genus Storeria
genus Strekelia
genus Strelitzia
genus Strepera
genus Strepsiceros
genus Streptocarpus
genus Streptococcus
genus Streptomyces
genus Streptopelia
genus Streptosolen
genus Strix
genus Strobilomyces
genus Strombus
genus Strongylodon
genus Strophanthus (current term)
genus Stropharia
genus Struthio
genus Struthiomimus
genus Strymon
genus Sturnella
genus Sturnus
genus Stylomecon
genus Stylophorum
genus Styphelia
genus Styracosaurus
genus Styrax
genus Subularia
genus Suillus
genus Suksdorfia

Literary usage of Genus Strophanthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Therapeutics: Its Principles and Practice by Horatio Charles Wood (1908)
"... have reached Europe various African arrow-poisons, which are now believed to be derived from one or more species of the tropical genus Strophanthus ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1912)
"John Uri Lloyd traces the history of Strophanthus from the time when the genus Strophanthus was first established (by De Candolle, 1802) to the present. ..."

3. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Students and Practitioners of Medicine by Horatio Charles Wood (1916)
"... there have reached Europe various African arrow poisons, which are now known to be derived from one or more species of the tropical genus Strophanthus— ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1818)
"... M. on the genus Strophanthus, xliv. 506. On the cortical pores of the leaves of plants, xlviii. 350. On the influence of light on vegetables, lii. 459. ..."

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