Schizozygia
| Schizozygia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Tabernaemontaneae |
| Genus: | Schizozygia Baill.[1] |
| Species: | S. coffaeoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizozygia coffaeoides Baill. | |
Schizozygia is a monotypic genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family found in tropical Africa and the Comoros.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Schizozygia coffaeoides.[2]
Schizozygia coffaeoides grows as a shrub or small tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a creamy-yellow corolla. Fruit is yellow to orange with paired ellipsoid follicles, each up to 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long. Habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) altitude. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for eye inflammation, sores and ringworm-infected skin.[3] S. coffaeoides is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi and the Comoros.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Schizozygia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 19 August 2013
- ↑ Search for "Schizozygia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 19 August 2013
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 496–497. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ Search for "Schizozygia coffaeoides", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 19 August 2013