Pleioceras barteri
Pleioceras barteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pleioceras |
Species: | P. barteri |
Binomial name | |
Pleioceras barteri Baill. | |
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Pleioceras barteri grows as a shrub, liana or small tree up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall. Its flowers feature dark red or violet corolla lobes with yellow apex. Habitat is in forests, bush or open ground in coastal areas from sea-level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. Local traditional medicinal uses include as an emmenagogue, abortifacient and also in the treatment of rheumatism and malaria.[2] P. barteri is native to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pleioceras barteri". The Plant List. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 470–471. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ "Pleioceras barteri". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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