Biology:Pycnobotrya
| Pycnobotrya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Melodineae |
| Genus: | Pycnobotrya Benth.[1] |
| Species: | P. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnobotrya nitida Benth.
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Pycnobotrya is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa.[1] (As of August 2013) the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Pycnobotrya nitida.[3]
Pycnobotrya nitida grows as a liana up to 40 metres (130 ft) long, with a stem diameter of up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a dark pink corolla, sometimes with pale yellow throat. Fruit consists of paired follicles, each up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long. Habitat is forest, often on river banks. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for chest infections, haematuria, diarrhoea, dysentery and bronchitis.[4] P. nitida is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pycnobotrya", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=171093, retrieved 18 August 2013
- ↑ "Pycnobotrya nitida". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-171095. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Search for "Pycnobotrya", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/, retrieved 18 August 2013
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 479. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ Search for "Pycnobotrya nitida", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/, retrieved 18 August 2013
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