Rauvolfia tetraphylla
Rauvolfia tetraphylla | |
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Rauvolfia tetraphylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Rauvolfia |
Species: | R. tetraphylla |
Binomial name | |
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. | |
Rauvolfia tetraphylla is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, growing as a bush or small tree. It is commonly known as the be still tree[1] or devil-pepper. The plant is native to Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America. It has been cultivated widely as both an ornamental and as a source of pharmaceuticals and is now naturalised throughout the tropics including Australasia, Indochina and India.
References
- ↑ "Rauvolfia tetraphylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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