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Scientific Name:Tristemma mauritianum   
Vernacular Name:Ikinyagishanga, Nyirakunyu.
Family name :Malastomataceaes
Geographic Distribution:swamp , and forest edges, 1600-2400 m.

Botanical Description

Shrubby and woody  herb up to 2 m tall, Stems 4-angled , shortly winged. Leaves opposite, petiole up to 1-4 cm, lamina ovate-elliptic, apex acuminate, base acuminate up to 20 cm  long  and 14.4 cm wide, thinly strigose with 5-7 nerves, inflorescence terminal  cymose, with 2 -15 flowers.

 

Medicinal Use

:   medicinal plant used in the treating and management of canncer

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