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Rauvolfia nitida
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Rauvolfia nitida

Rauvolfia nitida

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruits are reputedly poisonous[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Probably requires a sunny position[2]. The plant flowers and produces fruit almost all year round[2].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 43 — Missouri Botanical Garden · 1956 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical publication, it includes a treatment of the genus Rauvolfia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. · USDA, Forest Service; Washington. · 1964 ↩︎Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.