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 m tall, with a stem diameter of up to 30 cm. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is pale grey to dark brown with paired follicles, each up to 60 cm long.

Distribution and habitat
Holarrhena floribunda is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to 1000 m 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.