Rauvolfia mannii
| Rauvolfia mannii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. mannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rauvolfia mannii Stapf | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Rauvolfia mannii grows as a shrub or small tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature white to pink or red-brown, or yellow corolla lobes. Habitat is in forests from sea-level to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) altitude. The plant has been used as arrow poison.[2] R. mannii is native to Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rauvolfia mannii". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. p. 484. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ "Rauvolfia mannii". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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