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Rauvolfia
Rauvolfia (sometimes spelled Rauwolfia) is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Be Still Tree
speciesRauvolfia tetraphylla
Quininetree
speciesRauvolfia afra
Common Devil Pepper
speciesRauvolfia verticillata
Indian snakeroot
speciesRauvolfia serpentina
milkbush
speciesRauvolfia viridis
Rauvolfia semperflorens
speciesRauvolfia semperflorens
Hao
speciesRauvolfia sandwicensis
poison devil's-pepper
speciesRauvolfia vomitoria
palo amargo
speciesRauvolfia nitida
Rauvolfia ligustrina
speciesRauvolfia ligustrina
Rauvolfia littoralis
speciesRauvolfia littoralis
Rauvolfia mannii
speciesRauvolfia mannii
Rauvolfia sumatrana
speciesRauvolfia sumatrana
Rauvolfia sellowii
speciesRauvolfia sellowii
Rauvolfia media
speciesRauvolfia media
Rauvolfia weddeliana
speciesRauvolfia weddeliana
Rauvolfia obtusiflora
speciesRauvolfia obtusiflora
Mozambique quinine-tree
speciesRauvolfia mombasiana
Rauvolfia balansae
speciesRauvolfia balansae
Rauvolfia capixabae
speciesRauvolfia capixabae
Rauvolfia paucifolia
speciesRauvolfia paucifolia
Rauvolfia grandiflora
speciesRauvolfia grandiflora
Rauvolfia aphlebia
speciesRauvolfia aphlebia
Rauvolfia dichotoma
speciesRauvolfia dichotoma
Rauvolfia insularis
speciesRauvolfia insularis
Rauvolfia paraensis
speciesRauvolfia paraensis
Rauvolfia volkensii
speciesRauvolfia volkensii
Rauvolfia purpurascens
speciesRauvolfia purpurascens
Rauvolfia sevenetii
speciesRauvolfia sevenetii
Rauvolfia biauriculata
speciesRauvolfia biauriculata
Rauvolfia salicifolia
speciesRauvolfia salicifolia
Rauvolfia macrantha
speciesRauvolfia macrantha
Rauvolfia pentaphylla
speciesRauvolfia pentaphylla
Rauvolfia hookeri
speciesRauvolfia hookeri
Rauvolfia nana
speciesRauvolfia nana
Rauvolfia praecox
speciesRauvolfia praecox
Rauvolfia steyermarkii
speciesRauvolfia steyermarkii
Rauvolfia javanica
speciesRauvolfia javanica
Rauvolfia pruinosifolia
speciesRauvolfia pruinosifolia
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis
speciesRauvolfia nukuhivensis
Rauvolfia amsoniifolia
speciesRauvolfia amsoniifolia
Rauvolfia andina
speciesRauvolfia andina
Rauvolfia anomala
speciesRauvolfia anomala
Rauvolfia bahiensis
speciesRauvolfia bahiensis
Rauvolfia cambodiana
speciesRauvolfia cambodiana
Rauvolfia spathulata
speciesRauvolfia spathulata
Rauvolfia sprucei
speciesRauvolfia sprucei
Rauvolfia tiaolushanensis
speciesRauvolfia tiaolushanensis
Rauvolfia woodsoniana
speciesRauvolfia woodsoniana
Rauvolfia capuronii
speciesRauvolfia capuronii
Rauvolfia chaudocensis
speciesRauvolfia chaudocensis
Rauvolfia decurva
speciesRauvolfia decurva
Rauvolfia gracilis
speciesRauvolfia gracilis
Rauvolfia kamarora
speciesRauvolfia kamarora
Rauvolfia letouzeyi
speciesRauvolfia letouzeyi
Rauvolfia linearifolia
speciesRauvolfia linearifolia
Rauvolfia micrantha
speciesRauvolfia micrantha
Rauvolfia microcarpa
speciesRauvolfia microcarpa
Rauvolfia oligantha
speciesRauvolfia oligantha
Rauvolfia polyphylla
speciesRauvolfia polyphylla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133205.