Holarrhena floribunda, commonly known as the false rubber tree, conessi bark or kurchi bark, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Description Holarrhena floribunda grows as a shrub or tree up to tall, with a stem diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is pale grey to dark brown with paired follicles, each up to long.
Taxonomy Holarrhena floribunda was first described in 1834 as Rondeletia floribunda by Scottish botanist George Don in A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants. In 1896, botanists Théophile Alexis Durand and Hans Schinz transferred the species to Holarrhena. The specific epithet floribunda means 'profusely flowered'.
Distribution and habitat Holarrhena floribunda is found in a variety of habitats from sea level to altitude. The plant is native to a wide range of West and Central Africa from Senegal to Angola.
Conservation Holarrhena floribunda has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Its population is stable, with a broad distribution and no currently identified threats.
Uses Holarrhena floribunda is locally used in traditional medicine as a treatment for dysentery, diarrhoea, fever, snakebite, infertility, venereal disease, diabetes and malaria. The plant has been used as arrow poison.
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