*Rauvolfia Linnaeus. Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae. Common name: Devil's-pepper.
A genus of 60-100 species, shrubs (and trees), of the Neotropics and Paleotropics (Endress et al. 2018).
ID notes: Rauvolfia has milky sap, which can cause dermatitis. Leaves at most nodes are whorled, and of uneven size.
References: Endress et al. (2018) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Lemke (2023g) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c). Show full citations.
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