Rauvolfia verticillata

Rauvolfia verticillata

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 verticillata

Name

Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., 1895

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 137 (1790).
• Homotypic
  • Ophioxylon chinense Hance, J. Bot. 3: 380 (1865).
  • Rauvolfia chinensis (Hance) Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 95 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Cerbera chinensis Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 642 (1824).
  • Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273 (1829).
  • Tabernaemontana microcarpa Wall., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273 (1829).
  • Tabernaemontana parviflora B.Heyne ex Wall., Numer. List: n.º 4453 A (1831), nom. nud.
  • Tabernaemontana cylindrica Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 658 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Tabernaemontana wallichiana Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 658 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Ophioxylon belgaumense Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4(2): 2 (1848).
  • Ophioxylon macrocarpum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4(2): 1 (1848).
  • Ophioxylon neilgheerense Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1292 (1848).
  • Ophioxylon zeylanicum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1291 (1848).
  • Ophioxylon majus Hassk., Flora 28: 295 (1854).
  • Hunteria sundana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 409 (1857).
  • Hunteria sundana var. minor Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 409 (1857).
  • Ophioxylon densiflorum (Wall.) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 191 (1860).
  • Tabernaemontana ophiorrhizoides Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 89 (1873).
  • Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633 (1882).
  • Rauvolfia densiflora var. macrophylla Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633 (1882).
  • Rauvolfia peguana Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 632 (1882).
  • Tabernaemontana subcapitata Hook.f. & Thomson in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 3: 633 (1882).
  • Rauvolfia major (Hassk.) G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 279 (1886).
  • Rauvolfia serpentina var. gracilis Stapf, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 207 (1894).
  • Rauvolfia obversa Koord., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 60: 243 (1900), nom. illeg.
  • Rauvolfia perakensis King & Gamble, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74: 424 (1908).
  • Ervatamia ophiorhizoides (Kurz) Lace, List Trees Shrubs Cl. Burma: 91 (1913).
  • Rauvolfia membranacea Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 449 (1919).
  • Rauvolfia loheri Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 27: 50 (1925).
  • Rauvolfia ophiorrhizoides (Kurz) Kerr in W.G.Craib, Fl. Siam. 2: 429 (1939).
  • Rauvolfia brevistyla Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 9 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia latifrons Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 13 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia taiwanensis Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 12 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia verticillata var. hainanensis Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 16 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia verticillata var. oblanceolata Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 15 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia verticillata var. officinalis Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 16 (1962).
  • Rauvolfia yunnanensis Tsiang, Sci. Rep. Kwangtung Coll. For. 1: 11 (1962).
  • Ervatamia ventii Lý, Feddes Repert. 96: 30 (1985).
  • Rauvolfia superaxillaris P.T.Li & S.Z.Huang, Guihaia 5: 79 (1985).
  • Rauvolfia altodiscifera R.H.Miao, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 32(4): 66 (1993).
  • Rauvolfia verticillata var. macrophylla (Hook.f.) Karthik. & Moorthy, Fl. Pl. India: 137 (2009).

Homonyms

• Rauvolfia verticillata A.Chev. = Rauvolfia caffra Sond.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Taiwan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Cambodia, India (NE- & peninsular India), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia (widespread), Myanmar [Burma] (Kayin, Mandalay, Mon, Taninthayi), Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Isl., Philippines (Luzon), Sulawesi, Sumatra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baillon, H.E., 1895. Hist. Pl. 13: 170

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Rauvolfia verticillata 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 verticillata. 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 verticillata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 23 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Rauvolfia verticillata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 23.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Rauvolfia verticillata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rauvolfia verticillata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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