Rauvolfia tetraphylla

• Botanical Name : Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.
• Common Name : Wild Snake Root, Devil Pepper, American Serpent Wood
• Plant Family : Apocynaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra

About Rauvolfia tetraphylla Plant :

• Habit : A tall slender shrub.
• Leaves : Pinnately whorled, elliptic-obovate or oblong, softly pubescent.
• Inflorescence : Terminal cymes.
• Flowers : White in colour.
• Fruit : Drupes globose, red or violet when ripe.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : May - January