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.

Distribution and habitat

Baissea multiflora is native to an area of tropical Africa from Senegal to Angola. Its habitat is in forests from 150 m (500 ft) to 1,400 m (5,000 ft) altitude.

External links

  • Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). . . Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.