Holarrhena floribunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Holarrhena |
Species: | H. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Holarrhena floribunda | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Holarrhena floribunda, commonly known as the false rubber tree, conessi bark or kurchi bark,[3] is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Holarrhena floribunda grows as a shrub or tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is pale grey to dark brown with paired follicles, each up to 60 centimetres (24 in) long.[4]
Holarrhena floribunda is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) altitude.[4] The plant is native to a wide range of West and Central Africa from Senegal to Angola.[1]
Holarrhena floribunda is locally used in traditional medicine as a treatment for dysentery, diarrhoea, fever, snakebite, infertility, venereal disease, diabetes and malaria. The plant has been used as arrow poison.[4]