Pycnobotrya

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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| genus = Pycnobotrya

| parent_authority = Benth.{{Citation |contribution=Pycnobotrya |title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=171093 |accessdate=18 August 2013}}

| species = nitida

| authority = Benth.

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• Pycnobotrya multiflora K.Schum ex Stapf

| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title = Pycnobotrya nitida |url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-171095 |work = The Plant List |accessdate = 18 August 2013}}

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Pycnobotrya is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa. {{As of|2013|August}} the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Pycnobotrya nitida.Search for "Pycnobotrya", {{Citation |title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ |accessdate=18 August 2013 }}

Pycnobotrya nitida grows as a liana up to {{convert|40|m}} long, with a stem diameter of up to {{convert|12|cm}}. Its fragrant flowers feature a dark pink corolla, sometimes with pale yellow throat. Fruit consists of paired follicles, each up to {{convert|7|cm}} long. Habitat is forest, often on river banks. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for chest infections, haematuria, diarrhoea, dysentery and bronchitis.{{cite book | title = Medicinal Plants | publisher = PROTA | year= 2008 | pages = 479 | isbn = 978-9-05782-204-9}} P. nitida is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Search for "Pycnobotrya nitida", {{Citation |title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ |accessdate=18 August 2013}}