Akuamma (Picralima nitida) is a plant native to different parts of Africa, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The dried seeds are ground and powdered and used for various ailments. In traditional African medicine.

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. Picralima nitida, the akuamma, is a tree