Baissea multiflora

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Baissea multiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Baissea
Species:
B. multiflora
Binomial name
Baissea multiflora
Synonyms [1]

Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

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Description

Baissea multiflora grows as a shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall or as a liana up to 30 m (100 ft) long, with a stem diameter of up to 12 cm (5 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white, pink or orange corolla. The plant's local traditional medicinal uses include as a treatment for colic, rheumatism, arthritis, kidney problems, haemorrhoids, lumbago, conjunctivitis, appendicitis, diarrhoea and gonorrhoea. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Baissea multiflora is native to an area of tropical Africa from Senegal to Angola. [1] Its habitat is in forests from 150 m (500 ft) to 1,400 m (5,000 ft) altitude. [2]

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  2. Oncinotis campanulataK.Schum = Baissea campanulata(K.Schum.) de Kruif
  3. Oncinotis melanocephalaK.Schum. = Baissea myrtifolia(Benth.) Pichon
  4. Oncinotis subsessilisK.Schum. = Baissea campanulata(K.Schum.) de Kruif
  5. Oncinotis zygodioidesK.Schum. = Baissea zygodioides(K.Schum.) Stapf
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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Baissea multiflora". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 112–113. ISBN   978-9-05782-204-9.