| Callichilia barteri | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Callichilia |
| Species: | C. barteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Callichilia barteri | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Callichilia barteri grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. Fruit is yellow to orange with paired follicles, each up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. Habitat is in forests. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for gonorrhoea and as an anthelmintic and childhood laxative. [2] C. barteri is found in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [3]
- ^ "Callichilia barteri". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ^ Search for "Callichilia barteri", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 16 August 2013
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| Callichilia barteri | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Callichilia |
| Species: | C. barteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Callichilia barteri | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Callichilia barteri grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. Fruit is yellow to orange with paired follicles, each up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. Habitat is in forests. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for gonorrhoea and as an anthelmintic and childhood laxative. [2] C. barteri is found in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [3]
- ^ "Callichilia barteri". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ^ Search for "Callichilia barteri", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 16 August 2013
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