''Thomandersia laurifolia'' is a small tree or

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

native to Central Africa. Some residents where the tree grows use the leaves of the plant for antiparasitic properties and to relieve fevers. The western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') is known to eat the leaves of the plant, possibly also for pharmaceutical purposes, as the leaves are

bitter Bitter may refer to: Common uses * Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded, cynical or otherwise negatively affected by experience * Bitter (taste), one of the five basic tastes Books * ''Bitter (novel)'', a 2022 novel ...

References

Lamiales Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Taxa named by Thomas Anderson (botanist) {{Lamiales-stub