Motandra guineensis

Motandra guineensis grows as a climbing shrub or liana up to 40 m long, with a stem diameter of up to 10 cm. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to greenish white corolla. Fruit is dark green with paired follicles, each up to 18 cm long. M. guineensis is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to 1200 m altitude. In local traditional medicine, it is used for eye infections, toothache, headache and postpartum stomach pain. The plant is found in Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Sudan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Angola.