Rauvolfia

Last updated

Rauvolfia
Starr 030628-0122 Rauvolfia sandwicensis.jpg
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Subtribe: Rauvolfiinae
Benth. & Hook.f.
Genus: Rauvolfia
L. [1]
Type species
Rauvolfia tetraphylla
L., 1753 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • CyrtosiphoniaMiq.
  • DissolenaLour.
  • HeurckiaMüll.Arg.
  • OphioxylonL.
  • PodochrosiaBaill.
Rauvolfia serpentina fruit Chandra (Bengali- cndr) (6928674411).jpg
Rauvolfia serpentina fruit

Rauvolfia (sometimes spelled Rauwolfia) is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands. [3] [4]

Contents

Spelling

The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants stipulates that the genus name was established by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 book Species Plantarum , [5] [6] which cites his earlier description [7] which states in Botanical Latin that the name is dedicated "to Leonhard Rauwolf": "Leon. Rauvolfio". Although some subsequent authors hypercorrected the Classical Latin letter "v" to a modern "w", this is not accepted by the code of nomenclature. [8]

Chemical constituents

Rauvolfia serpentina , commonly known as Indian snakeroot or sarpagandha, contains many indole alkaloids. [9]

Medicinal uses

Reserpine is an alkaloid first isolated from R. serpentina and was widely used as an antihypertensive drug [10]

Conservation

Rauvolfia serpentina is declining in the wild due to collection for its medicinal uses. [11] Consequently, it is listed in CITES Appendix II. [12] Rauvolfia vomitoria is a highly invasive species in Hawaiʻi, and is capable of establishing dense monotypic stands.

Species

Species include: [3]

  1. Rauvolfia afra Sond., 1850 - Africa from Togo east to Tanzania, south to Cape Province
  2. Rauvolfia amsoniifolia A.DC. - Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, Lesser Sunda Islands
  3. Rauvolfia andina Markgr. - Peru
  4. Rauvolfia anomala Rapini & I.Koch - Mato Grosso
  5. Rauvolfia aphlebia (Standl.) A.H.Gentry - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
  6. Rauvolfia bahiensis A.DC. - E Brazil
  7. Rauvolfia balansae (Baill.) Boiteau - New Caledonia
  8. Rauvolfia biauriculata Müll.Arg. - Cuba, Haiti, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad & Tobago
  9. Rauvolfia capixabae I.Koch & Kin.-Gouv - Bahia + Espírito Santo in Brazil
  10. Rauvolfia capuronii Markgr. - Madagascar
  11. Rauvolfia chaudocensis Pierre ex Pit. - S Vietnam
  12. Rauvolfia cubana A.DC. - Cuba; naturalized in Yunnan
  13. Rauvolfia decurva Hook.f. - India
  14. Rauvolfia dichotoma K.Schum. - São Tomé
  15. Rauvolfia gracilis I.Koch & Kin.-Gouv. - Rondônia, Mato Grosso
  16. Rauvolfia grandiflora Mart. ex A.DC. - E Brazil
  17. Rauvolfia hookeri S.R.Sriniv. & Chithra - S India
  18. Rauvolfia indosinensis Pichon - Cambodia, S Vietnam
  19. Rauvolfia insularis Markgr. - Palau
  20. Rauvolfia × ivanovii Granda & V.R.Fuentes - Cuba (R. ligustrina × R. viridis)
  21. Rauvolfia javanica Koord. & Valeton - Java, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands
  22. Rauvolfia kamarora Hendrian - Sulawesi
  23. Rauvolfia leptophylla A.S.Rao - Colombia, Venezuela
  24. Rauvolfia letouzeyi Leeuwenb. - Gabon, Republic of Congo
  25. Rauvolfia ligustrina Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. - from Mexico + Cuba south to Paraguay + NE Argentina
  26. Rauvolfia linearifolia Britton & P.Wilson - E Cuba
  27. Rauvolfia littoralis Rusby - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
  28. Rauvolfia macrantha K.Schum. ex Markgr. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, N Brazil, Peru
  29. Rauvolfia mannii Stapf, 1894 - tropical Africa from Ivory Coast to Tanzania, south to Malawi
  30. Rauvolfia mattfeldiana Markgr. - Brazil
  31. Rauvolfia maxima Markgr. - Venezuela
  32. Rauvolfia media Pichon, 1947 - Comoros, Madagascar
  33. Rauvolfia micrantha Hook.f., 1882 - SW India, S Thailand, Vietnam
  34. Rauvolfia microcarpa Hook.f. - Myanmar
  35. Rauvolfia moluccana Markgr. - Maluku, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
  36. Rauvolfia mombasiana Stapf - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
  37. Rauvolfia moricandii A.DC. - E Brazil
  38. Rauvolfia nana E.A.Bruce - E Angola, Zambia, S Zaïre
  39. Rauvolfia nitida Jacq. - West Indies, Panama, S Mexico
  40. Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud - French Polynesia but extinct
  41. Rauvolfia obtusiflora A.DC. - Madagascar
  42. Rauvolfia oligantha Hendrian - C Java
  43. Rauvolfia pachyphylla Markgr. - Venezuela, Guyana
  44. Rauvolfia paraensis Ducke - N Brazil, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana
  45. Rauvolfia paucifolia A.DC. - E Brazil
  46. Rauvolfia peguana Hook.f. - Myanmar
  47. Rauvolfia pentaphylla Ducke - N Brazil, Peru
  48. Rauvolfia polyphylla Benth. - S Venezuela, N Brazil
  49. Rauvolfia praecox K.Schum. ex Markgr. - W Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
  50. Rauvolfia pruinosifolia I.Koch & Kin.-Gouv. - Minas Gerais
  51. Rauvolfia purpurascens Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
  52. Rauvolfia rhonhofiae Markgr. - Ecuador
  53. Rauvolfia rivularis Merr. - Myanmar
  54. Rauvolfia rostrata Markgr. - Maluku, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
  55. Rauvolfia sachetiae Fosberg, 1981 - Marquesas in French Polynesia
  56. Rauvolfia salicifolia Griseb. - Cuba
  57. Rauvolfia sanctorum Woodson - Colombia, Peru
  58. Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC., 1844 - Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiʻi) [13]
  59. Rauvolfia schuelii Speg. - Bolivia, NW Argentina
  60. Rauvolfia sellowii Müll.Arg. - Brazil, Paraguay, Misiones Province of Argentina
  61. Rauvolfia semperflorens (Müll.Arg.) Schltr. - New Caledonia
  62. Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz, 1877 - Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia
  63. Rauvolfia sevenetii Boiteau - New Caledonia
  64. Rauvolfia spathulata Boiteau - New Caledonia
  65. Rauvolfia sprucei Müll.Arg. - S Venezuela, Peru, N Brazil
  66. Rauvolfia steyermarkii Woodson - Táchira in Venezuela
  67. Rauvolfia sumatrana Jack, 1820 - Guangdong, Thailand, Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  68. Rauvolfia tetraphylla L., 1753 - Also called Rauwolfia carescens ; from Mexico and West Indies to Peru; naturalized in China, Indian Subcontinent, Andaman Islands, Vietnam, Queensland
  69. Rauvolfia tiaolushanensis Tsiang - Hainan in S China
  70. Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., 1895 - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  71. Rauvolfia vietnamensis - Vietnam
  72. Rauvolfia viridis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. - West Indies, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela
  73. Rauvolfia volkensii (K.Schum.) Stapf - Tanzania
  74. Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel., 1817 - tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan + Tanzania, south to Angola; naturalized in China, Bangladesh, Puerto Rico
  75. Rauvolfia weddeliana Müll.Arg. - Brazil, Paraguay
  76. Rauvolfia woodsoniana Standl. - Costa Rica
formerly included [3]
  1. Rauvolfia celastrifoliaBaker = Stephanostegia hildebrandtii Baill.
  2. Rauvolfia dentataTafalla ex D.Don = Citharexylum dentatum D.Don
  3. Rauvolfia flexuosaRuiz & Pav. = Citharexylum flexuosum (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
  4. Rauvolfia glabraCav. = Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link
  5. Rauvolfia laevigataWilld. ex Roem. & Schult. = Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia Jacq.
  6. Rauvolfia longifoliaA.DC. = Alstonia longifolia (A.DC.) Pichon
  7. Rauvolfia macrophyllaRuiz & Pav.1799 not Stapf 1894 = Citharexylum flexuosum (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
  8. Rauvolfia oppositifoliaSpreng. 1822 not Sessé & Moc. 1888 = Tabernaemontana oppositifolia (Spreng.) Urb.
  9. Rauvolfia pubescensWilld. ex Roem. & Schult. = Citharexylum quitense Spreng.
  10. Rauvolfia spinosaCav. = Citharexylum flexuosum (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
  11. Rauvolfia stenophyllaDonn.Sm. = Alstonia longifolia (A.DC.) Pichon
  12. Rauvolfia strempelioidesGriseb. = Strempeliopsis strempelioides (Griseb.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.
  13. Rauvolfia striataPoir. = Ochrosia borbonica J.F.Gmel.

Related Research Articles

<i>Coccocypselum</i> Genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae

Coccocypselum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous with fleshy, blue or purple fruits, and 4-petaled flowers.

<i>Weinmannia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Weinmannia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. It contains 90 species, which range from Mexico through Central and South America including the Caribbean, and to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean. It is absent from mainland Africa and Australia, but some fossils have been attributed to Weinmannia in Australia.

<i>Pitcairnia</i> Species of flowering plant

Pitcairnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It was named for William Pitcairn, Scottish physician and gardener (1711–1791). The genus Pitcairnia ranks as the second most prolific of the bromeliad family. They are most abundant in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, but can also be found in areas from Cuba and Mexico south to Argentina. One species, Pitcairnia feliciana, is found in tropical West Africa and is the only member of the family Bromeliaceae not native to the Americas.

<i>Forsteronia</i> Genus of plants

Forsteronia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.

<i>Gonolobus</i> Genus of plants

Gonolobus is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described in 1803. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and the southern United States.

<i>Malouetia</i> Genus of plants

Malouetia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.

<i>Ochrosia</i> Genus of plants

Ochrosia is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It is in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<i>Renealmia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Renealmia is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America. In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical treatments for leishmania and malaria In Colombia, it is used to treat snakebite. Bracts and leaves can serve as phytotelmata, retaining small quantities of water that offer habitat for other organisms.

<i>Citharexylum</i> Genus of flowering plants

Citharexylum is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. It contains shrub and tree species commonly known as fiddlewoods or zitherwoods. They are native to the Americas, ranging from southern Florida and Texas in the United States to Argentina. The highest diversity occurs in Mexico and the Andes. The generic name is derived from the Greek words κιθάρα (kithara), meaning "lyre", and ξύλον (xylon), meaning "wood," referring to the use of the wood in the sounding boards of string instruments. Several species, especially C. caudatum and C. spinosum, are cultivated as ornamentals.

<i>Arcytophyllum</i> Genus of flowering plants

Arcytophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains 18 species, distributed from New Mexico to Bolivia.

<i>Chomelia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Chomelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and much of South America as far south as Argentina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rauvolfioideae</span> Subfamily of flowering plants

Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.

<i>Lacmellea</i> Genus of plants

Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.

  1. Lacmellea abbreviataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
  2. Lacmellea aculeata(Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
  3. Lacmellea arborescens(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
  4. Lacmellea bahiensisJ.F.Morales - Bahia
  5. Lacmellea costanensisSteyerm. - N Venezuela
  6. Lacmellea densifoliata(Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
  7. Lacmellea edulisH.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  8. Lacmellea floribunda(Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
  9. Lacmellea foxii(Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
  10. Lacmellea gracilis(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
  11. Lacmellea guyanensis(Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
  12. Lacmellea klugiiMonach. - Peru
  13. Lacmellea macranthaJ.F.Morales - Ecuador
  14. Lacmellea microcarpa(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  15. Lacmellea oblongataMarkgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  16. Lacmellea panamensis(Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
  17. Lacmellea pauciflora(Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
  18. Lacmellea peruviana(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
  19. Lacmellea pygmaeaMonach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
  20. Lacmellea ramosissima(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  21. Lacmellea speciosaWoodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  22. Lacmellea standleyi(Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
  23. Lacmellea utilis(Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
  24. Lacmellea zamoraeJ.F.Morales - Costa Rica
<i>Mesechites</i> Genus of plants

Mesechites is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.

  1. Mesechites acuminatus Müll.Arg. - Peru
  2. Mesechites angustifolius(Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola
  3. Mesechites citrifolius(Kunth) Woodson - Colombia
  4. Mesechites mansoanus(A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil
  5. Mesechites minimus(Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba
  6. Mesechites repens(Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica
  7. Mesechites roseus(A.DC.) Miers - Cuba
  8. Mesechites trifidus(Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
  1. Mesechites andrieuxii(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  2. Mesechites angustatusMiers = Mandevilla benthamii(A.DC.) K.Schum.
  3. Mesechites brownei(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
  4. Mesechites dichotomus(Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieriA.DC.
  5. Mesechites guayaquilensisMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  6. Mesechites guianensis(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa(Rich.) L.Allorge
  7. Mesechites hastatusMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  8. Mesechites hirtellulusMiers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  9. Mesechites hirtellus(Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  10. Mesechites jasminiflorus(M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  11. Mesechites lanceolatus(R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolataR.Br.
  12. Mesechites oaxacanus(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  13. Mesechites ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson
  14. Mesechites plumeriiflorus(Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriifloraWoodson
  15. Mesechites siphiliticus(L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica(L.f.) Leeuwenb.
  16. Mesechites subcarnosus(Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa(Benth.) Woodson
  17. Mesechites sulphureus(Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita(Vell.) Woodson
  18. Mesechites torulosus(L.) Miers =Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
<i>Odontadenia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Odontadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.

  1. Odontadenia anomala(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Bolivia
  2. Odontadenia campanulataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
  3. Odontadenia funigeraWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  4. Odontadenia geminata(Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Müll.Arg. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
  5. Odontadenia glaucaWoodson - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
  6. Odontadenia gracilipes(Stadelm.) Woodson - Minas Gerais
  7. Odontadenia hypoglauca(Stadelm.) Müll.Arg. - Bolivia, Brazil
  8. Odontadenia killipiiWoodson - French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
  9. Odontadenia kochiiPilg. - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
  10. Odontadenia laxiflora(Rusby) Woodson - Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
  11. Odontadenia lutea(Vell.) Markgr. - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
  12. Odontadenia macrantha(Roem. & Schult.) Markgr. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  13. Odontadenia markgrafianaJ.F.Morales - French Guiana, N Brazil
  14. Odontadenia matogrossanaJ.F.Morales - Goiás, Mato Grosso
  15. Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg. - Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
  16. Odontadenia perrottetii(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana
  17. Odontadenia polyneura(Urb.) Woodson - Hispaniola
  18. Odontadenia puncticulosa(Rich.) Pulle - Central America, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
  19. Odontadenia stemmadeniifoliaWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  20. Odontadenia verrucosa(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum. ex Markgr. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
  1. Odontadenia cuspidataRusby = Mandevilla cuspidata(Rusby) Woodson
  2. Odontadenia duckeiMarkgr. = Mandevilla pohliana(Stadelm.) A.H.Gentry
  3. Odontadenia glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) K.Schum. = Mandevilla glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  4. Odontadenia macrocalyx(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Tabernaemontana macrocalyxMüll.Arg.

References

  1. "Rauvolfia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-14. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. "Rauvolfia L." TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 157 萝芙木属 luo fu mu shu Rauvolfia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 208. 1753.
  5. ( McNeill et al. 2012 , Article 38.1)
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1753), "Rauvolfia tetraphylla", Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas, vol. 1, Stockholm: Lars Salvius, p. 208
  7. Linnaeus, C. (1737), "Rauvolfia g. pl. 179", Hortus Cliffortianus, Amsterdam, p. 75
  8. ( McNeill et al. 2012 , Articles 60 and 61, particularly 60.1)
  9. SerpentinaDB
  10. Lobay D (2016). "Rauwolfia in the Treatment of Hypertension". Integr Med (Encinitas). 14 (3): 40–46. PMC   4566472 . PMID   26770146.
  11. "India's wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  12. "Appendices I, II and III" (PDF). Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  13. Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Hao" (PDF). United States Forest Service.[ permanent dead link ]

Bibliography