Xysmalobium undulatum

(Xysmalobium undulatum)

galery

Description

Xysmalobium undulatum ( L.) Aiton,commonly known as uzara,also wild cotton,milk or bitterhout bush in Afrikaans,is a kind of medicinal herb genus Xysmalobium belonging to the family Asclepiadaceae native to southern Africa.This plant grows up to a meter high and has a strong flower stalk with opposing leaves that discharge milky latex when they break.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Xysmalobium
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