Biology:Baissea multiflora
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Short description: Species of plant
| 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 A.DC.[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Baissea multiflora". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77515-1. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14859026 entry
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