Baissea multiflora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Baissea |
Species: | B. multiflora
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Binomial name | |
Baissea multiflora | |
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Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
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]
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]