Baissea multiflora
# Baissea multiflora

Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

## Description

Baissea multiflora grows as a shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall or as a liana up to 30 m (100 ft) long, with a stem diameter of up to 12 cm (5 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white, pink or orange corolla. The plant's local traditional medicinal uses include as a treatment for colic, rheumatism, arthritis, kidney problems, haemorrhoids, lumbago, conjunctivitis, appendicitis, diarrhoea and gonorrhoea.

## Distribution and habitat

Baissea multiflora is native to an area of tropical Africa from Senegal to Angola. Its habitat is in forests from 150 m (500 ft) to 1,400 m (5,000 ft) altitude.

