Rauvolfia verticillata

(Lour.) Baill. (1895)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Rauvolfia

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Pl. 13: 170 (1895)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rauvolfia verticillata Koloa, Lawai, NTBG, Bamboo Bridge shed, W side Preserved_Specimen 9' shrub; leaves dark glossy green above, matte pale green below, whitish midvein; corolla tube pale green, lobes 5, white; fruit ripening dark scarlet orange Flynn, T.W. 7269 Kauai BISH 2005-10-11