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strofant

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 17.11.2022

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troopilises Aafrikas ja Aasias kasvav liaan, põõsas või väike puu, mille mürgistes seemnetes sisalduvast strofantiinist valmistatakse südametalitlust tugevdavaid ravimeid
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 631557 Last modified 17.11.2022
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Domain classified botany
südamepõõsas preferred
Strophanthus DC.
  • genus of ornamental and drug plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), with more than 40 species of woody vines, shrubs, or small trees that are native to tropical Africa and Southeast Asia
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    • The flower petals of some species are drawn out into long threads. The bark and seeds of some vinelike species contain toxic alkaloids called strophanthins, which are used as arrow poisons and in low dosages as cardiac and vascular stimulants. One species, S. sarmentosus, is a source of the drug cortisone.
südamepõõsas preferred
strofant
strophanthus
Strophanthus DC.
Strophanthus

Botaanika terminibaas

ID 1130412 Last modified 09.01.2025
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Domain taxonomyclassified botany
südamepõõsas preferred
südamepõõsas preferred
strofant

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Inflection Type 22e

strofant strofandid
strofandi strofantide
strofanti strofante ~ strofantisid

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