| Rauvolfia verticillata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rauvolfia verticillata | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Rauvolfia verticillata, the common devil pepper, [3] is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet verticillata means 'whorled' and refers to the plant's leaves. [4]
Rauvolfia verticillata grows as a shrub or small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall. The bark is yellowish black or brown. Inflorescences bear up to 35 or more flowers. The flowers feature a white or pinkish corolla. The fruits are whitish purple when ripe, ovoid in shape, measuring up to 1.4 cm (0.6 in) long. [4]
Rauvolfia verticillata is native to China, Taiwan and tropical Asia from India east to the Philippines. It grows in a variety of habitats, including forests and savannas, from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude. [1] [4]
Rauvolfia verticillata is used in traditional Chinese medicine, including as a treatment for snakebite, malaria, typhus and hypertension. [5] The root may be locally used as a sedative and the leaves are used in the treatment of wounds. [1]
Rauvolfia verticillata has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by deforestation and by conversion of its habitat for agriculture and urban development. The species is present in a number of protected areas. [1]
Magnolia wilsonii, or Wilson's magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to China, in the provinces of western Guizhou, Sichuan and northern Yunnan, where it grows in the forest understory at altitudes of 1,900-3,000 m, rarely up to 3,300 m.
Hesperocyparis bakeri, previously known Cupressus bakeri, with the common names Baker cypress, Modoc cypress, or Siskiyou cypress, is a rare species of western cypress tree endemic to a small area across far northern California and extreme southwestern Oregon, in the western United States.
Quercus dentata, also called Japanese emperor oak or daimyo oak is a species of oak native to East Asia. The name of the tree is often translated as "sweet oak" in English to distinguish it from Western varieties. It is placed in section Quercus.
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak, is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as Michelia champaca. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
Cratoxylum cochinchinense is a plant now placed in the family Hypericaceae. The specific epithet cochinchinense is from the Latin meaning "of Cochinchina". In Vietnamese C. cochinchinense is usually called thành ngạch nam or lành ngạnh nam, other names include: hoàng ngưu mộc, hoàng ngưu trà and đỏ ngọn.
Helicia is a genus of 110 species of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They grow naturally in rainforests throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea and as far south as New South Wales.
Hopea sangal is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to tropical Asia.
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. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) altitude. The plant has been used as arrow poison. Rauvolfia mannii is native to central Africa.
Kopsia arborea is a tree in the family Apocynaceae.
Rauvolfia sumatrana is a tree in the family Apocynaceae.
Schizozygia is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa and the Comoros. As of July 2020, Plants of the World Online recognises the single species Schizozygia coffaeoides.
Palaquium gutta is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet gutta is from the Malay word getah meaning 'sap or latex'.
Palaquium hexandrum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet hexandrum means 'six stamens', referring to the flowers.
Palaquium obovatum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet obovatum means 'egg-shaped', referring to the leaves.
Vatica odorata is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet odorata means 'scented', referring to the flowers.
Vatica borneensis is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo.
Ilex jacobsii is a plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet jacobsii is for the botanist Marius Jacobs.
Helicia symplocoides is a tree in the family Proteaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet symplocoides refers to the leaves' resemblance to those of the genus Symplocos.
Walsura sarawakensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is named for Sarawak in Borneo.
Macaranga capensis is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging through eastern and southern Africa from southern Ethiopia to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, with an outlier population in Gabon in west-central Africa.
