Rauvolfia media

Rauvolfia media grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature white to dull yellow corolla lobes. Its habitat is dry forest and savanna from sea level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude. Extracts of the plant, mixed with food, have been used to poison pest animals.[2] Rauvolfia media is native to Madagascar and the Comoros.[1]

Rauvolfia media
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Rauvolfia
Species:
R. media
Binomial name
Rauvolfia media
Synonyms[1]
  • Rauvolfia concolor Pichon
  • Rauvolfia confertiflora Pichon

References
  1. "Rauvolfia media". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. p. 485. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.


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