Biology:Rauvolfia mannii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Rauvolfia mannii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. mannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rauvolfia mannii Stapf[2]
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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. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/144310524/149042346. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rauvolfia mannii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=176888.
- ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 484. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q3420217 entry
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