Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax

v.THE UPJOHN-PENICK EXPEDITION
FOR
BOTANICAL EXPLORATION
name Strophanthus intermedius
NATIVE NAME
, ,Loci^i:fTY Angola: about 3 miles N W of
Vila Salazar
r	BRASS AND E. F. WOODWARD No 20936-
m r^VW April 6, 19,50 _ ait 2600 ft._
Sporadic and infrequent on savanna of red
S9&X Hills. Shrub forming a treelike
trunk up to about 20 cm thick when re-
peatedly lopped of its branches, as in the
cultivation patches of the natives*
A tea made from the roots is drunk by the
natives as a cure for rheumatism (fide Sr.
Martijn Perrahha of the Estacao Experimen-
tal do^Cafe, Cazenga, near Vila Salazar).
¿i 1 herbarium specimen
04191612