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Rauvolfia mannii
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. mannii |
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| Rauvolfia mannii Stapf | |
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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. Habitat is in forests from sea-level to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) altitude. The plant has been used as arrow poison.[2] R. mannii is native to Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rauvolfia mannii". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-176888. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 484. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ "Rauvolfia mannii". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/6849486/overview. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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- Plants described in 1894
- Plants used in traditional African medicine
- Flora of Liberia
- Flora of Ivory Coast
- Flora of Ghana
- Flora of Nigeria
- Flora of Cameroon
- Flora of the Central African Republic
- Flora of Equatorial Guinea
- Flora of Gabon
- Flora of the Republic of the Congo
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Burundi
- Flora of Kenya
- Flora of Tanzania
- Poisonous plants
