Skip to content


Taxon:  Physostigma venenosum Balf.



Summary
Genus:
Physostigma
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
28242
Place of publication:
Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 22:310, t. 16, 17. 1861
Verified:
07/28/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Adam, J.-G. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba. 1971-
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  3. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  4. Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
  5. Diabate, M. et al. 2005. Occurrence of nodulation in unexplored leguminous trees native to the West African tropical rainforest and inoculation response of native species useful in reforestation. New Phytol. 166:231-239.
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  7. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  8. Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23, 1988)
  9. Janick, J. & J. Simon, eds. Advances in new crops. 1990
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  11. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  12. Maréchal, R. et al. 1978. Étude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'espèces des genres Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur la base données morphologiques et polliniques, traitées par l'analyse informatique. Boissiera 28:233.
  13. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  14. Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
  15. Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink. Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
  16. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
calabar-bean –
ordeal-bean –
French
fève de Calabar –
German
Calabarbohne –
Swedish
kalabarböna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
Native
Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of physostigmine Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23, 1988)
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28242. Accessed 1 May 2026.

Privacy policy

The Australian Grains Genebank collects personal information, such as organisation, contact and address details for the purposes of registering donor information when new germplasms are deposited into the AGG, or as recipient information when orders for seed are placed. Once registered, you can self-manage your personal information through your user profile. No information is made publicly available as recipient of germplasm from the Australian Grains Genebank

Read the Australian Grains Genebank Privacy Policy


GRIN-Global project