Strychnos ignatii

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Strychnos ignatii

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Clade: Angiosperms

Clade: Eudicots

Clade: Asterids

Order: Gentianales

Family: Loganiaceae
 Genus: Strychnos

Species: S. ignatii

Binomial name

Strychnos ignatii

P.J.Bergius

Synonyms

Ignatia amara Linné
filius
Ignatiana
philippinica Loureiro
Strychnos
hainanensis Merrill & Chun
Strychnos ignatii Bergius
Strychnos
ovalifolia Wallich ex G. Don
Strychnos
philippensis Blanco

Strychnos ignatii is a tree in the Loganiaceae family, native to the Philippines,

particularly in Catbalogan and parts of China. The plant was first described by
the Moravian (Czech) Jesuit working in the Philippines, brother Georg Kamel who
named its fruit as the bean of St. Ignatius, after the founder of his religious order.

Contents

 1Etymology
 2Fruit
 3Strychnine
 4References

Etymology[edit]
The plants was originally named by Kamel for Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of
Kamel's Jesuit missionary order. It is known in the Philippines under the names of:
aguwason, dankkagi (Visayan language) or igasud (in Cebuano language).

Fruit[edit]
The fruit of S. ignatii is the size and shape of a pear, and has almond-like seeds
known as Saint Ignatius' beans.[1]

Strychnine[edit]
The beans of the plant contain the alkaloids strychnine and brucine.[2]