--are these different names for the same plant?--> can be ground and used as a coagulant to purify water; or they may be rubbed against the inside walls of the earthenware water containers.
The fruit of Strychnos ignatii is the size and shape of a pear, and has almond-like seeds known as Saint Ignatius' beans.
This reaction was the key step in their total synthesis of norfluorocurarine, a Strychnos alkaloid.
Strychnos | Strychnos madagascariensis | Strychnos pungens | Strychnos ignatia |
Apart from that, it has also been assigned, under various names, to Antura and Arduina (both now synonymized with Carissa), as well as Azima, Cabucala, Chapelieria, Damnacanthus, Strychnos, Carandas, and Jasminonerium.