- Family : APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
- Basionym : Ophioxylon album Gaertn.; Ophioxylon obversum Miq.; Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb.; Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn.; Rauvolfia obversa (Miq.) Baill.; Rauvolfia serpentina var. obversa (Miq.) Bakh.f.; Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
- Common name : Indian Snakeroot, Rauvolfia root, Serpentine wood, Serpentine
- Vernacular name :
- Chandrabhaga, Sarpagandh (Hindi)
- Sarpagandhi, Shivanabhiballi, Patalagandhi, Garudapataala (Kannada)
- Sarpaganthi, Sivan amalpodi (Tamil)
- Sarpagandham, Patal gandhi, Patal gani, Paataala garuda, Pathala garadi (Telugu)
- Patal garur, Patal goruda, Patal giridi, Bhuin karua (Oria)
- Sarpagandha (Sanskrit)
- Amalpori, Avalpori, Chuvannavilpuri, Sarpagandhi, Vanduvazha (Malayalam)
- Habit : Undershrub
- Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Occasionally planted in gardens on hills. Cultivated for medicine
- Flower, Fruit : April-November
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
- Kerala : Kerala
- Maharashtra : Thane district
- Odisha : Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Dibang valley, Kameng, Siang
- Assam : Assam
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 158-160
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rauvolfia serpentina. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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