Rauvolfia sellowii Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Rauvolfia

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 4-12 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0 - 16.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Montane, semideciduous forests at elevations of 400 metres or more, occurring in both dense primary forest and also in open secondary growth. Dense forests on hill slopes.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Rauvolfia sellowii world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328979-2
WFO ID wfo-0000295169
COL ID 4RMFG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aspidosperma spegazzinii Rauvolfia sellowii Aspidosperma pseudoquina