''Wrightia demartiniana'' is a plant in the dogbane family

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Description

''Wrightia demartiniana'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white or creamy corolla. The fruit is grey-green with paired follicles, up to in diameter. Local traditional medicinal uses include the treatment of kidney problems,

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and as a laxative.

Distribution and habitat

''Wrightia demartiniana'' is native to Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Its habitat is bushland from altitude.

References

demartiniana Plants used in traditional African medicine Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Somalia Flora of Kenya Plants described in 1915 {{Apocynaceae-stub