Rauvolfia nitida Jacq.

Palo amargo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Rauvolfia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 7-9.85m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 9.85
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal and limestone forests and thickets. Sandy and stony soil, on hills, in the forests and in pastures, at elevations from sea-level to 600 metres.
Light 2-3
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rauvolfia nitida world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Rauvolfia nitida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81598-1
WFO ID wfo-0000295110
COL ID 4RMDS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630533
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Synonyms

Rauvolfia lanceolata Rauvolfia nitida Rauvolfia nitidissima Rauvolfia pulaparia Rauvolfia angustifolia