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Enriched botanical record

Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.

Also indexed asBe Still TreeBe still treeChalchupaChililloLechosoMadura plátanoPiñique-piñiqueSanango
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusRauvolfia
Use categories2
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusRauvolfia
Scientific name with authorshipRauvolfia tetraphylla L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Rauvolfia canescens L.Rauvolfia canescens var. glabra Müll.Arg.Rauvolfia canescens var. intermedia Markgr.Rauvolfia canescens var. tomentosa Müll.Arg.Rauvolfia canescens var. typica Markgr.Rauvolfia heterophylla Willd.Rauvolfia heterophylla Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Rauvolfia heterophylla var. puberula A.GrayRauvolfia hirsuta Jacq.Rauvolfia hirsuta var. glabra (Müll.Arg.) WoodsonRauvolfia latifolia var. minor Müll.Arg.Rauvolfia nitida Sessé & Moc.Rauvolfia odontophora Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.Rauvolfia subpubescens L.Rauvolfia tomentosa Jacq.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier81663-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Rauvolfia tetraphylla.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.