page_title: Rauvolfia
hierarchical_section_title: Rauvolfia
caption_attribution_description: Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family)&#160;» Rauvolfia serpentina raau-FO-feeah -- named for Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician, botanist and traveller ser-pen-TEE-nuh -- from Latin serpentine, referring to a snake commonly known as: Indian snakeroot, java devil pepper, ichneumon-plant, insanity herb, rauvolfia root, rauwolfia, serpentine wood, snakeroot, snakewood • Assamese: arachoritita • Bengali: চন্দ্র chandra • Gujarati: સર્પગંધા sarpagandha • Hindi: chandrabhaga, छोटा चांद chota-chand, नाकुली nakuli, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Kannada: ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧ sarpangandha, ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧೀ sarpagandhi, ಶಿವನಾಭಿಬಳ್ಳಿ shivanabhiballi, sutranavi, ಪತಾಳಗನ್ಧೀ patalagandhi • Malayalam: അമല്പൊരി amalpori, chuvannavilpori, സര്പ്പഗന്ധി sarppagandhi, suvapavalporiyam • Marathi: harkaya, harki, नाकुली nakuli • Oriya: patalagarar, sanochado • Sanskrit: चन्द्रिका chandrika, नाकुली nakuli, पातालगरुड patalgaruda, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Tamil: chevanamalpodi • Telugu: patalaguni, patalagaruda, sarpagandha • Urdu: چاند چهوٿا chota chand, ناکلي nakuli Native of: s China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Zipcode Zoo • M.M.P.N.D.
context_page_description: Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
context_section_description: Rauvolfia (sometimes spelled Rauwolfia) is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae.  The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf.  The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
caption: Rauvolfia serpentina fruit
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