Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. - be still tree
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. - be still tree
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. - be still tree
MS125 : Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Rauvolfia canescens L.; Rauvolfia canescens var. glabra Müll.Arg.; Rauvolfia canescens var. intermedia Markgr.; Rauvolfia canescens var. tomentosa Müll.Arg.; Rauvolfia canescens var. typica Markgr.; Rauvolfia heterophylla Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Rauvolfia heterophylla var. puberula A.Gray; Rauvolfia hirsuta Jacq.; Rauvolfia hirsuta var. glabra (Müll.Arg.) Woodson; Rauvolfia latifolia var. minor Müll.Arg.; Rauvolfia nitida Sessé & Moc.; Rauvolfia odontophora Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.; Rauvolfia subpubescens L.; Rauvolfia tomentosa Jacq.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wild Snake Root, Devil Pepper, Be Still Tree, American serpentwood, be still tree, devil root, milkbush • Hindi: barachandrika, Chandrabhaga • Tamil: Pampukaalaachchedi • Malayalam: Pampumkolli, Kattamalpori • Telugu: papataku • Kannada: dodda chandrike • Bengali: bar chandrika, gandhanakuli • Oriya: patalagarudi • Sanskrit: Vanasarpagandha, Sarpanasini |
| Plant Family | : | APOCYNACEAE |
| Description | : | A small, much-branched woody shrub, 0.6-1.2 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. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Planted. Naturalized as escape in Kolkaz area. |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The latex in the plant is said to be cathartic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant. It is used for treating dropsy and various other diseases. It is applied to granulated eyelids. The plant is commonly used in the treatment of malaria in Guatemala, where it is also one of the reputed remedies for snake bites. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Chalcupine A; Chalcupine B; reserpine; deserpidine; Ajmalicine; Aricine; Yohimbine; Rauwolscine; RAUNESCINE; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Apocynaceae - Dogbane family |
| Genus | : Rauvolfia L. - devil's-pepper |
| Species | : Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. - be still tree |