*Dear Gurcharan ji, Rauvolfia tetraphylla* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 208. 1753.
Shrubs to 2 m tall, pubescent or tomentose when young, glabrescent with age. Leaves in whorls of 3-5; petiole 2-5 mm; leaf blade ovate, narrowly ovate, or oblong, 1-15 X 0.8-4 cm, membranous, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex acute or obtuse; lateral veins 5-12 pairs. Peduncle 1-4 cm. Corolla white, tube urceolate, 2-3 mm, long hairy inside distal half; lobes ovate or suborbicular. Stamens inserted at corolla throat. Ovaries connate. Drupes subglobose, 5-10 mm in diam., glabrous, connate. Seeds 2. Fl. May, fr. Jun-Aug. 2*n *= 66. Cultivated for medicine.The latex has been reported to be emetic, cathartic, and expectorant and is used for treating dropsy. The fruit juice is used as a substitute for ink. Regards Tanay On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 280410GS2 from Delhi for ID. The plant has been recently introduced in > Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. The plant is grown in the same plot > where Rauvolfia serpentina is growing. The gardener told me that some doctor > who brought this plant says that this is real Sarp Gandha. So there must be > some medicinal connection. May be Dr. Hari and Pankaj Oudia ji can throw > some light on this. This appears to be member of Rubiaceae. > > *Date/Time-* > > * * > > *April 28, 2010 4 pm* > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* > > * * > > *Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, 213 asl* > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > * * > > *Introduced in Herbal Garden* > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * > > * * > > *Delicate shrub, branched * > > *Height/Length-* > > * * > > *1-1.5 m tall* > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > * * > > *leaves opposite, with additional smaller pair* > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > * * > > *cymose on peduncle* > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > * * > > *4-6 mm across, white, petals 5* > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* > > * * > > *not seen* > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* > > *local doctor said this is real sarp gandha* > > -- > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
