Rauvolfia mannii

Rauvolfia mannii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Rauvolfia
Species:	R. mannii
Binomial name
	Rauvolfia mannii; Stapf
Synonyms
	Rauvolfia cardiocarpa K.Schum; Rauvolfia cumminsii Stapf; Rauvolfia liberiensis Stapf; Rauvolfia longiacuminata De Wild. & T.Durand; Rauvolfia obscura K.Schum; Rauvolfia preussii K.Schum; Rauvolfia rosea K.Schum;

Rauvolfia mannii grows as a shrub or small tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature white to pink or red-brown, or yellow corolla lobes. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) altitude. The plant has been used as arrow poison.^[3] Rauvolfia mannii is native to central Africa.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Rauvolfia mannii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144310524A149042346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144310524A149042346.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rauvolfia mannii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. p. 484. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Rauvolfia mannii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144310524A149042346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144310524A149042346.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[WCSP-2] "Rauvolfia mannii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[Med-3] Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. p. 484. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.

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