Petchia madagascariensis

Petchia madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Petchia
Species:	P. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb.
Synonyms[1]
List Alyxia madagascariensis A.DC. Alyxia polysperma Scott-Elliot Cabucala crassifolia Pichon Cabucala fasciculata Pichon Cabucala glauca Pichon Cabucala intermedia Pichon Cabucala longipes Pichon Cabucala macrophylla Pichon Cabucala madagascariensis (A.DC.) Pichon Cabucala multiflora Pichon Cabucala penduliflora Markgr. Cabucala polysperma (Scott-Elliot) Pichon Cabucala torulosa Pichon Gynopogon madagascariensis (A.DC.) K.Schum Pulassarium madagascariense (A.DC.) Kuntze

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]

References

1. "Petchia madagascariensis". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
3. Search for "Petchia madagascariensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013