Holarrhena floribunda
# Holarrhena floribunda

Holarrhena floribunda, commonly known as the false rubber tree, conessi bark or kurchi bark, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

## Description

Holarrhena floribunda grows as a shrub or tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is pale grey to dark brown with paired follicles, each up to 60 centimetres (24 in) long.

## Distribution and habitat

Holarrhena floribunda is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) altitude. The plant is native to a wide range of West and Central Africa from Senegal to Angola.

## Uses

Holarrhena floribunda is locally used in traditional medicine as a treatment for dysentery, diarrhoea, fever, snakebite, infertility, venereal disease, diabetes and malaria. The plant has been used as arrow poison.

