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Baissea multiflora

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Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

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]

References

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

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Baissea multiflora: Brief Summary

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Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

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