| Petchia madagascariensis | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Gentianales | 
| Family: | Apocynaceae | 
| Genus: | Petchia | 
| Species: | P. madagascariensis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Petchia madagascariensis | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Petchia madagascariensis is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Petchia madagascariensis grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 25 cm (10 in). Its flowers feature a creamy to yellow corolla. The fruit is orange with paired cylindrical follicles. Local traditional medicinal uses include as a treatment for stomach-ache, gonorrhoea, rheumatism, gout, malaria and as a diuretic and anthelmintic. [3]
Petchia madagascariensis is endemic to Madagascar. [4] Its habitat is evergreen forest, mostly coastal, [3] from sea level to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) altitude. [1]
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