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Strophanthus divaricatus
Goat Horns is a climbing liana or sprawling shrub from southern China and northern Vietnam, grown mainly for its medicinal value and curiosity. It needs warm, humid conditions and is best kept in a large container or a frost-free garden.
Strophanthus divaricatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a liana or sarmentose shrub growing up to 4.5 m (15 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 4 cm (1.6 in). The specific epithet divaricatus means 'spreading at a wide angle'. The plant has been used medicinally: as a heart stimulant and in the treatment of snakebites. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strophanthus divaricatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
