Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Rauvolfia tetraphylla
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

  1. "Rauvolfia tetraphylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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