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Rauvolfia media
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Rauvolfia media

Rauvolfia media

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant are very bitter and are considered very toxic[1]. The crushed roots or a decoction of the roots and bark, mixed with food, are used to poison dogs with rabies and also pest animals[1, 2].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

Prefers sand and sandstone soils in the wild[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rauvolfia+media>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]Flore de Madagascar et des Comores — Humbert H. · Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris · 1946 - 1984 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.