Baissea multiflora
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 grows as a shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall or as a liana up to 30 metres (98 ft) long, with a stem diameter of up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white, pink or orange corolla. Habitat is in forests from 150 metres (490 ft) to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude. The plant's numerous local medicinal uses include as a treatment for colic, rheumatism, arthritis, kidney problems, haemorrhoids, lumbago, conjunctivitis, appendicitis, diarrhoea and gonorrhoea.[2] B. multiflora is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.[3]
References
- ^ "Baissea multiflora". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ^ Search for "Baissea multiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 16 August 2013
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Baissea multiflora". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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