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Rauvolfia serpentina
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz, For. Fl. Burma 2: 171. 1877; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 632. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 807(567). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 164. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 254. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 229. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 279. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 243. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 421. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 282. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 217. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9, 15; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 204. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 417. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 316. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 443. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 313. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 427. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
Ophioxylon serpentinum L., Sp. Pl. 1043. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Amalpori, Avalpori, Chuvannavilpuri, Sarpagandhi, Vanduvazha
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Tamil name(s):
Sarpgandha
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English name(s):
Serpentina, Snake root
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Description:
Subshrubs, rootstock thick, sap watery. Leaves simple, whorled, 3-4 at each node, 7-10 x 3 cm, oblanceolate, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; lateral nerves to 12 pairs. Cymes axillary and terminal, densely flowered; peduncles to 5 cm long. Sepals 4 mm long, oblong, acute. Corolla white, tube 15 mm long, lobes 5 mm long, oblong, obtuse. Capsules 5 mm, ovoid, obtuse, black; fruiting calyx crimson.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
South and south east Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Poringal, Elanad, Palapally, Kattalappara, Kallar, Vallakkadavu, Thunakkadavu, Begur, Ezhimala, Hosdurg, Kalliassey, Taliparamba, Kannoth, Mukkali forests, Walayar, Karimpuzha, Changarakode, Rockwood, Vandalodu, Thenmalai, Ariankavu, Vallikkunnam
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