Rauvolfia viridis

Rauvolfia viridis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Vinceae
Subtribus: Rauvolfiinae
Genus: Rauvolfia
Species: Rauvolfia viridis

Name

Rauvolfia viridis Roem. & Schult., 1819

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rauvolfia nitida Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 2: 304 (1819), nom. illeg.
  • Rauvolfia psychotrioides Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 231 (1819).
  • Psychotria trifolia Sieber ex DC., Prodr. 4: 622 (1830).
  • Rauvolfia lamarckii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 337 (1844).
  • Rauvolfia latifolia A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 339 (1844).
  • Rauvolfia mollissima Markgr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 119 (1924).

Homonyms

• Rauvolfia viridis (Müll. Arg.) Guillaumin = Rauvolfia semperflorens Schltr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent), Tobago, Trinidad, Aruba, Isla Margarita, Venezuela (Distrito Federal, Nueva Esparta, Sucre), Costa Rica, Colombia (Atlntico, Bolvar, Magdalena, San Andrs, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Sucre) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A., 1819. Syst. Veg. 4:805.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Rauvolfia viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Rauvolfia viridis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Rauvolfia viridis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 23 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Rauvolfia viridis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 23.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Rauvolfia viridis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rauvolfia viridis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: milkbush
español: Palo de leche

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