What is "picralima"

Picralima is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae., first described as a genus in 1896. It contains only one known species, Picralima nitida, native to tropical Africa ( Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Zaire, Uganda).

Picralima nitida, the Akuamma, is a tree. The dried seeds from this plant are used in traditional medicine throughout West Africa, particularly in Ghana as well as in the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The seeds are crushed or powdered and taken orally, and are mainly used for the treatment of malaria[2] and diarrhoea, and as a painkiller. The plant produces the alkaloids pericine and akuammine.

1. Picralima elliotii (Stapf) Stapf = Hunteria umbellata (K.Schum.) Hallier f.
2. Picralima gracilis A.Chev. = Hunteria umbellata (K.Schum.) Hallier f.
3. Picralima laurifolia A.Chev. = Hunteria simii (Stapf) H.Huber
4. Picralima umbellata (K.Schum.) Stapf = Hunteria umbellata (K.Schum.) Hallier f.