Mahadeshwara ji The correct spellings are Rauvolfia and not Rauwolfia, although several people have been using Rauwolfia for our two common species R. serpentina and R. tetraphylla.
Genus name Rauvolfia was given by Linneaus, 1753 It is important to not that according to IPNI there is a distinct genus Rauwolfia from family Verbenaceae, described by Ruiz. & Pav., 1799 with two species Rauwolfia pubescens Willd ex Roem. & Schult. and Rauwolfia spinosa Cav. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. It is indeed Rauwolfia tetraphylla. See earlier postings > also, on this site. > > On Nov 17, 3:34 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rauvolfia tetraphylla > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM, raju das <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > Rauwolfia tetraphylla . Photographed during June/09 from Assam > > > > > -- > > > Raju Das > > > Nature's Foster >
