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Rauvolfia tetraphylla
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Rauvolfia tetraphylla is a plant in the family Apocynaceae, growing as a bush or small tree. It is commonly known as the be still tree 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 for use in traditional medicine. It is now naturalized throughout the tropics including Australasia, Indochina, and India.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Rauvolfia tetraphylla
- Slug
- rauvolfia-tetraphylla
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Rauvolfia
- Species
- tetraphylla
- Wikidata QID
- Q3595081
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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