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Botanical Name
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
English Name
Common devil-pepper
Synonym(s)
Dissolena verticillata Lour., Rauvolfia chinensis (Spreng.) Hemsl., Rauvolfia perakensis King & Gamble
Family
Apocynaceae
A shrub up to 3 m tall. Leaves (2-)3-verticillate, elliptical, (8-)10-20 cm x (2-)4-6 cm, petiole up to 1.5 cm long. Flowers with narrow cylindrical corolla tube much longer than calyx. Fruit consisting of 1-2 elliptical drupelets.
Hypertensive and sedative (root).
PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation
Fresh leaves are applied externally to treat snake bites, wounds and inflamed eyes.
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