''Kibatalia arborea'' is a tree in the dogbane family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

Description

''Kibatalia arborea'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey, grey-brown, dark brown or black.

Inflorescences In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a main axis ( pe ...

bear up to two flowers. The flowers feature a white or creamy corolla. Local traditional medicinal uses include as a treatment for internal parasites.

Distribution and habitat

''Kibatalia arborea'' is native to Thailand and a wide area of

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

. Its habitat is in lowland forests from sea-level to altitude.

References

arborea Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea). Histo ...

Medicinal plants of Asia Trees of Thailand Trees of Malesia Plants described in 1826 {{Apocynaceae-stub