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Callichilia barteri

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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]

References

  1. ^ "Callichilia barteri". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
  3. ^ Search for "Callichilia barteri", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 16 August 2013
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Callichilia barteri: Brief Summary

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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. C. barteri is found in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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