Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Gentianales (114)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Strophanthus (2)
Epithet: eminii Asch. ex Pax (1)
Synonyms: Strophanthus fischeri Aschs. & K.Schum. ex Franch., Strophanthus wittei Staner
eminii => in honor of Emin Pasha the adopted name of Eduard Sennritzer (1840–1892), German physician, traveller, and African explorer in service of the Egyptian Government
fischeri => in honor of Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848-1886), German African explorer
wittei => in honor of Gaston-François de Witte (1897-1980), Belgian herpetologist