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Rauvolfia caffra

Sond. (1850)

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
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Linnaea 23: 77 (1850)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rauvolfia caffra Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, African section, mauka of restrooms Cultivated in the living collections. In overgrown area. Preserved_Specimen Tree 12-14' tall with plumeria-like habit, sap profuse and milky; lvs deep glossy green above, paler beneath; no flws; frts globose, green, borne below leaf clusters at bran ends. Staples, G.W. 862 Oahu BISH 1992-08-02
2 Rauvolfia caffra Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden: African section Cultivated in the living collections. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 20' tall; plumeria-like habit; sap copious, milky white. Lvs whorled at bran ends, glossy dark green above; inflor crowded thyrses; flws minute, corolla pure white, <5 mm long. Staples, G.W. 891 Oahu BISH 1993-05-04
3 Rauvolfia caffra Koloa District, NTBG in Lawai Valley, Medicinal section, along W side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m, crown low, densely branched, latex white, leaves dark shiny green above pale beneath. Infl & calyx pale green, corolla white, faintly fragrant (11am). Lorence, D.H. 7649 Kauai BISH 1995-03-24
4 Rauvolfia caffra Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden: African section Cultivated in the living collections. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 20' tall; plumeria-like habit; sap copious, milky white. Lvs whorled at bran ends, glossy dark green above; inflor crowded thyrses; flws minute, corolla pure white, <5 mm long. Staples, G.W. 891 Oahu BISH 1993-05-04
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