Thomandersia laurifolia

Taxobox
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Thomandersiaceae
genus = "Thomandersia"
species = "T. laurifolia "
binomial = "Thomandersia laurifolia "
binomial_authority = T. Anderson ex Baill.

"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.cite book | last = Wrangham | first = Richard | coauthors = W. C. McGrew, Frans B. M. de Waal, Paul Heltne, editors | title = Chimpanzee Cultures | publisher = Harvard University Press | date = 1996 | location = USA | pages = 448 | isbn = 978-0674116634] 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.

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