WorldFloraDB - Rauvolfia cubana

Characteristics

Shrubs to 5 m tall, glabrous. Leaves usually in whorls of 3; petiole 2-4 mm; leaf blade obovate, 1-6 X 1-2 cm, leathery; lateral veins inconspicuous. Peduncle 2-4 cm. Pedicel 6-11 mm. Corolla white, tube cylindric, ca. 2 cm; lobes obovate-elliptic, 1-1.4 cm. Stamens inserted at corolla throat. Ovaries connate in basal half. Drupes obovoid, 1-1.2 cm X 5-7 mm, connate along lower half, apex 2-forked. Seeds rugose. Fl. Jul.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

5.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81531-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000295025
COL ID	4RMBH
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rauvolfia cubana

WorldFloraDB 2024

Rauvolfia cubana A.Dc.

Species