Harungana madagascariensis

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Haronga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Subfamily: Hypericoideae
Tribe: Vismieae
Genus: Harungana
Lam.
Species: H. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Harungana madagascariensis
Lam. ex Poiret
Synonyms

Haronga madagascariensis Choisy

Haronga (Harungana madagascariensis) is a species of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae and the sole of the genus Harungana. It is found in tropical Africa (including Madagascar) and Mauritius. The plant has red sap. It is used as a treatment for ringworm in Liberia.


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