Petchia madagascariensis
Petchia madagascariensis grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in). Its flowers feature a creamy to yellow corolla. Fruit is orange with paired cylindrical follicles. Habitat is evergreen forest, mostly coastal, from sea-level to 600 metres (2,000 ft) altitude. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for stomach-ache, gonorrhoea, rheumatism, gout, malaria and as a diuretic and anthelmintic.[2] P. madagascariensis is endemic to Madagascar.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Petchia |
Species: | P. madagascariensis |
Binomial name | |
Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb. | |
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References
- "Petchia madagascariensis". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- Search for "Petchia madagascariensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013
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