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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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Description

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Synonyms (41)

Cerbera chinensis Spreng. (1824)
Dissolena verticillata Lour. (1790)
Ervatamia ophiorhizoides (Kurz) Lace (1913)
Ervatamia ventii Lý (1985)
Hunteria sundana Miq. (1857)
Hunteria sundana var. minor Miq. (1857)
Ophioxylon belgaumense Wight (1848)
Ophioxylon chinense Hance (1865)
Ophioxylon densiflorum (Wall.) Thwaites (1860)
Ophioxylon macrocarpum Wight (1848)
Ophioxylon majus Hassk. (1854)
Ophioxylon neilgheerense Wight (1848)
Ophioxylon zeylanicum Wight (1848)
Rauvolfia altodiscifera R.H.Miao (1993)
Rauvolfia brevistyla Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia chinensis (Hance) Hemsl. (1889)
Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook.f. (1882)
Rauvolfia densiflora var. macrophylla Hook.f. (1882)
Rauvolfia latifrons Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia loheri Merr. (1925)
Rauvolfia major (Hassk.) G.Nicholson (1886)
Rauvolfia membranacea Merr. (1919)
Rauvolfia obversa Koord. (1900)
Rauvolfia ophiorrhizoides (Kurz) Kerr (1939)
Rauvolfia peguana Hook.f. (1882)
Rauvolfia perakensis King & Gamble (1908)
Rauvolfia serpentina var. gracilis Stapf (1894)
Rauvolfia superaxillaris P.T.Li & S.Z.Huang (1985)
Rauvolfia taiwanensis Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia verticillata var. hainanensis Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia verticillata var. macrophylla (Hook.f.) Karthik. & Moorthy (2009)
Rauvolfia verticillata var. oblanceolata Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia verticillata var. officinalis Tsiang (1962)
Rauvolfia yunnanensis Tsiang (1962)
Tabernaemontana cylindrica Steud. (1841)
Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall. (1829)
Tabernaemontana microcarpa Wall. (1829)
Tabernaemontana ophiorrhizoides Kurz (1873)
Tabernaemontana parviflora B.Heyne ex Wall. (1831)
Tabernaemontana subcapitata Hook.f. & Thomson (1882)
Tabernaemontana wallichiana Steud. (1841)

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
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