Schumanniophyton magnificum (K Schum.) Harms [family RUBIACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Schumanniophyton magnificum (K Schum.) Harms [family RUBIACEAE]
Common names
NIGERIA: IGBO mgba mmiri (BNO) IGBO (Enugu) waka (FNH) IGBO (Idumuje) akpụkọ ọzọ̀ = skin of the chimpanzee I gorilla (NWT; KW)
Uses
(bark) Medicines: generally healing (bark) Medicines: skin, mucosae (bark) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (bark) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (bark) Medicines: vermifuges (bark) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (bark) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (bark) Medicines: venereal diseases (root, leaf) Phytochemistry: glycosides, saponims, steroids (leaf) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (bark, root) Phytochemistry: alkaloids (leaf) Products: building materials (branch) Products: household, domestic and personal items Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Description
A shrub or treelet to 5 m high; of the forest zone; in S Nigeria, and in Cameroun to Zaïre.The wood is an ocreous yellow, soft (5) but dense (7). Whistles are made from the branches in Zaïre (4).The bark is known in Gabon (7) and Congo (Brazzaville) (1) a
References
References:1. Bouquet, 1969: 218. 2. idem, 1972: 43. 3. Dalziel, 1937: 413. 4. De Giorgi 200, K. 5. Thomas, D 2857, K. 6. Thomas, NWT .2104 (Nig. Ser.), K. 7. Walker, 1953,b: 308. 8. Watt, JM, 1967.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Schumanniophyton magnificum (K Schum.) Harms [family RUBIACEAE]
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