Callichilia barteri

Callichilia barteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Callichilia
Species:	C. barteri
Binomial name
	Callichilia barteri; (Hook.f.) Stapf
Synonyms
	Hedranthera barteri (Hook.f.) Pichon; Tabernaemontana barteri Hook.f.;

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]

References edit

^ "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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[TPL-1] "Callichilia barteri". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

[Med-2] Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.

[Kew-3] Search for "Callichilia barteri", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 16 August 2013

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