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Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia

*Rauvolfia Linnaeus. Common name: Devil's-pepper.

A genus of 60-100 species, shrubs (and trees), of the Neotropics and Paleotropics (Endress et al. 2018).

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Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae.

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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