Taxon:
Strychnos nux-vomica L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:189. 1753
Verified:
03/02/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:164.
- Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):472. URL: http://proseanet.org
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- Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). URL: http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_137.html
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1962. Flora malesiana. 6:349.
- Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
- 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
nux-vomica – nux-vomica-tree – strychninetree – Swedish
rävkaketräd – Transcribed Chinese
ma qian zi –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Cambodia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Laos | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | Malaya |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Sri Lanka
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INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Malaysia (Malaya)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Materials | beads | | Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). URL: http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_137.html |
Materials | wood | | Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):472. URL: http://proseanet.org |
Medicines | source of strychnine | | Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):472. URL: http://proseanet.org |
Medicines | source of strychnine | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | source of strychnine | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Medicines | source of strychnine | | Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23) |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |