Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Rauvolfia | Species: Rauvolfia tetraphylla Linn. |
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| Synonym | Rauvolfia hirsuta Jacq., Rauvolfia subpubescens Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Barachandrika, Chandrabhaga, Wild Snake Root | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Devil Pepper, Be Still Tree, American serpentwood, be still tree, devil root, milkbush, Garden Rauvolfia | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Barachandrika, Chandrabhaga | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits (drupes) ovoid, deep red or purple when ripe; seeds oblong, rugose. |
| Habitat | Tropical to subtropical, forests, ofen on plantations and disturbed forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Introduced from West Indies; now naturalised in Western Peninsular India | Bark Details | Smooth woody bark |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 24, Sector 25 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A small, much-branched woody shrub, up to 1.2 m high. Leaves whorled, ovate-elliptic. Flowers greenish-white or creamy-white in umbellate cymes. Fruits (drupes) ovoid, deep red or purple when ripe; seeds oblong, rugose. | Leaf Details | Leaves whorled, ovate-elliptic. |
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