Rauvolfia vomitoria

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderGentianales
5. FamilyApocynaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea

Observations recorded10,633

Shrubs to 5 m tall, glabrous. Stems erect, stiff. Leaves whorled; leaf blade broadly ovate or ovate-elliptic, 5-12 X 3-6 cm; lateral veins 8-17 pairs. Cymes usually 4 together. Corolla greenish or pale green, tube subcylindric, 6-12 mm, inflated at throat, pubescent inside; lobes dolabriform, 1-2 mm. Stamens inserted at corolla throat; disc ringlike, shorter than ovaries. Ovaries distinct. Style filiform, pubescent at base; pistil head fleshy, base membranous. Drupes 2, distinct, ovoid or ellipsoid, 0.8-1.4 cm X 6-9 mm. Fl. Aug-Oct, fr. Oct-Dec. 2n = 22, 66.

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Specimen records

1,842

With media

1,712

Family

Apocynaceae

Collections

CM, ANSP, US, NY, POM, IAC

Recorded in

Cameroon, China, Gabon, United States, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Rauvolfia

Image

COI00097050 - Rauvolfia dichotoma - Quintas, Francisco - 1267.jpg

Has use

medicinal plant

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