Rourea volubilis

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Rourea volubilis is a plant species belonging to the Connaraceae family, which is part of the Oxalidales order. This family includes trees, shrubs, and twining climbers found in tropical regions worldwide. While most species have bisexual flowers, some have separate male and female flowers.1

Rourea volubilis, along with other species like R. glabra and Cnestis polyphylla, are noted for their poisonous fruits, seeds, or leaves, which are used in poisoned baits against wild dogs and coyotes. Some plants in the Connaraceae family also have folk medicinal uses.1

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, Rourea volubilis, R. glabra, and Cnestis polyphylla). Others have properties that make them useful as folk medicines—e.g., to induce vomiting (Aglaea emetica leaves, in Madagascar), as a dysentery treatment (A. villosa leaves, in West Africa), and as an agent against gonorrhea (A. lamarckii leaves, in…
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, Rourea volubilis, R. glabra, and Cnestis polyphylla). Others have properties that make them useful as folk medicines—e.g., to induce vomiting (Aglaea emetica leaves, in Madagascar), as a dysentery treatment (A. villosa leaves, in West Africa), and as an agent against gonorrhea (A. lamarckii leaves, in…
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