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Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.

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Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCerbera chinensis Spreng.
synonymDissolena verticillata Lour.
synonymErvatamia ophiorhizoides (Kurz) Lace
synonymErvatamia ventii Lý
synonymHunteria sundana Miq.
synonymHunteria sundana var. minor Miq.
synonymOphioxylon belgaumense Wight
synonymOphioxylon chinensis Hance
synonymOphioxylon densiflorum (Wall.) Thwaites
synonymOphioxylon macrocarpum Wight
synonymOphioxylon majus Hassk.
synonymOphioxylon neilgheerense Wight
synonymOphioxylon zeylanicum Wight
synonymRauvolfia altodiscifera R.H. Miao
synonymRauvolfia brevistyla Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia cambodiana Pierre ex Pit.
synonymRauvolfia chinensis (Hance) Hemsl.
synonymRauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
synonymRauvolfia densiflora var. macrophylla Hook.f.
synonymRauvolfia latifrons Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia loheri Merr.
synonymRauvolfia major (Hassk.) G.Nicholson
synonymRauvolfia membranacea Merr.
synonymRauvolfia obversa Koord.
synonymRauvolfia ophiorrhizoides (Kurz) Kerr
synonymRauvolfia perakensis King & Gamble
synonymRauvolfia serpentina var. gracilis Stapf
synonymRauvolfia superaxillaris P.T. Li & S.Z. Huang
synonymRauvolfia taiwanensis Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia verticillata var. hainanensis Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia verticillata var. macrophylla (Hook. fil.) Karthik. & Moorthy
synonymRauvolfia verticillata var. oblanceolata Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia verticillata var. officinalis Tsiang
synonymRauvolfia yunnanensis Tsiang
synonymTabernaemontana cylindrica Steud.
synonymTabernaemontana densiflora Wall.
synonymTabernaemontana microcarpa Wall.
synonymTabernaemontana ophiorrhizoides Kurz
synonymTabernaemontana subcapitata Hook.f. & Thomson
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Amalpori
  • Vanduvara
Other
  • Amalpori
  • Suvapavalporiyan
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Shrubs, sap milky latex. Leaves 10-14 x 4-6 cm, obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base acute to attenuate, subcoriaceous, lateral nerves 14 pairs, prominent, nervules slender; petiole 2 cm long. Cymes terminal or axillary; peduncles 5-8 cm long. Flowers white; pedicels 1 cm long; calyx lobes acuminate, glabrous, reddish; corolla 1 cm long, lobes ovate, acute. Capsule 10 x 7 mm, oblong, black.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Shrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: March-October
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Morphology

          Growth Form

          Tree
          Tree
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Semi-evergreen forests, shola openings and grasslands
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: Assam, Meghalaya

              Local Distribution

              Sivasagar, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Global Distribution

                South and south east Asia

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara,Sindhudurg Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Ophioxylon ceylanicum Wight, Ic. t. 1291.1848.
                    2. Ophioxylon neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1292. 1848.
                    3. Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273. 1829.
                    4. Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 137. 1790.
                    5. Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 768. 1888; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 280. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 418. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
                    6. Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 808(567). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 175. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 242. 1989; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 99. 2000.
                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Ophioxylon ceylanicum Wight, Ic. t. 1291.1848.
                    2. Ophioxylon neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1292. 1848.
                    3. Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273. 1829.
                    4. Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 137. 1790.
                    5. Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 768. 1888; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 280. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 418. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
                    6. Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 808(567). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 175. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 242. 1989; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 99. 2000.
                    7. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                    Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                    OrderGentianales
                    FamilyApocynaceae
                    GenusRauvolfia
                    SpeciesRauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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