Thomandersia laurifolia is a small tree or shrub native to Central Africa. Some residents where the tree grows use the leaves of the plant for antiparasitic properties and to relieve fevers.[2] The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is known to eat the leaves of the plant, possibly also for pharmaceutical purposes, as the leaves are bitter.[2]
| Thomandersia laurifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Thomandersiaceae |
| Genus: | Thomandersia |
| Species: | T. laurifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Thomandersia laurifolia T.Anderson ex Baill.
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References
edit- ^ Ghogue, J.-P. (2010). "Thomandersia laurifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185569A8438204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185569A8438204.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Wrangham, Richard; W. C. McGrew; Frans B. M. de Waal; Paul Heltne, eds. (1996). Chimpanzee Cultures. USA: Harvard University Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-674-11663-4.
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