Ocinotis tenuiloba
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A shrub or creeper. It can grow 30 m long. The stems yield a milky sap. The leaves are opposite and shiny. They are tough and leathery. The base is wedge shaped and the tip is pointed. The leaves are 6-14 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are in open panicles in the axils of the leaves. These can be 10 cm long. The corolla tube is 4 cm long and there are curved green lobes 7.5 cm long. The seed is a1 cm long and have white bristles.
Edible Uses
The latex is diluted in water and drunk to increase milk flow in nursing mothers.
Traditional Uses
The latex is diluted in water and then drunk to increase milk flow by nursing mothers.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Nyonsinyonsi, Yonsiyonsi
References (1)
- Latham, P & Mbuta, A., 2017, Useful Plants of Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Volume 2. Salvation Army p 70
