Baissea multiflora

Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

Baissea multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Baissea
Species:	B. multiflora
Binomial name
Baissea multiflora A.DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Baissea angolensis Stapf Baissea concinna Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel Baissea heudelotii Hua Baissea laxiflora Stapf Baissea thollonii Hua Guerkea congolana De Wild. & T.Durand Oncinotis axillaris K.Schum

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]