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Strophanthus vanderijstii is a fire-adapted shrub in the dogbane family, native to dry woodland in south-central Africa. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so care is mostly of interest to botanists.
Strophanthus vanderijstii is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Strophanthus vanderijstii is native to north-central Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strophanthus vanderijstii 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.
