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Rauvolfia volkensii
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Rauvolfia volkensii

Rauvolfia volkensii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific information for this species, most if not all members of this genus contain poisonous alkaloids[PFAF].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Flora of Tropical East Africa — Beentje H.J. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 2002 · http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 ↩︎Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
  2. [2]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.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎