An arrow-poison made from the seed of Strophanthus hispidus.
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1874 J. Lindley & T. MooreTreasury Bot. (rev. ed.) Suppl. 1323/1Onaye or onage..also called Inée and Kombé.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 608/1 The inée or onaye poison of the Gaboon, the kombé poison of equatorial North Africa,..are..derived from members of this genus.
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