Strychnos ignatia

Strychnos ignatia

Taxobox
name = Ignatia


image_width = 270px
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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Loganiaceae
genus = Strychnos
species = "S. ignatia"
binomial = "Strychnos ignatia"
binomial_authority = Lindl.
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 Ignatia" is a plant named for Saint Ignatia, the founder of the Jesuit missionary order.

Plant

Ignatia is derived from the bean of a tree in the Loganiaceae family native to the Philippines and parts of China. The fruit of the tree Strychnos ignatii is the size and shape of a pear and has almond-like seeds, also known as Saint Ignatius' beans. [ [http://www.enotes.com/alternative-medicine-encyclopedia/ignatia Ignatia.] enotes.com]

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  • Strychnos Ignatia — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strychnos ignatii —   Ignacia …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Strychnos ignatii — Strychnos ignatii …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Ignatĭa — Ignatĭa, s. Strychnos …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ignatia — Ignatĭa, Strauch, s. Strychnos …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Strychnos — L. (Ignatia L. fil.) Gattung der Loganiazeen, Bäume und Sträucher, zuweilen schlingend, oft mit schneckenförmig eingerollten Ranken oder geraden oder gekrümmten Dornen, mit gegenständigen, kurzgestielten, ganzrandigen Blättern, weißen oder… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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