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Rauvolfia tetraphylla

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 208 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rauvolfia tetraphylla Kona District, Manoa Lyon Arboretum:H35-mauka of the Jeep Trail downhill from collection LOA #574 below very large Traveler's Palm. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, 3-4 m tall, flowers white with immature flowers with pink coloration at the base, leaves glaberous, lenticels present on stems, milky exudate. Dunn, L. 575 Oahu BISH 2015-08-11
2 Rauvolfia tetraphylla Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Potted in partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Shrub much-branched at base 0.8 m tall; corollas white with some green on outside of tube. Fruits apple green with crimson blush. Lau, J. 1427 Oahu BISH 1985-09-16
3 Rauvolfia tetraphylla Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden In the partial shade of a tree. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m tall with milky sap; flowers white with some green on outside of corolla tube. Odorless (noon). Lau, J. 1404 Oahu BISH 1985-09-09
4 Rauvolfia tetraphylla Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2.5' high, juice milky, bark gray, branches dark with white lenticels; corolla 4 mm long, white with some green and red; fruit red, turning black, 6 x 6 x 4 mm, entire, not cleft. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-09-11
5 Rauvolfia tetraphylla Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden: Medicinal Area Preserved_Specimen Small shrublets of up to 2.5'. Young leaves bright green becoming dark, dull green above, paler below. Corolla white, slightly fragrant. Fruit dark glossy red. Flynn, T.W. 3480 Kauai BISH 1989-07-25
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