Dear All, As Shrikant Ji stated this plant is indeed *Rauvolfia verticillata* *(Lour.) Baill. **Engl. Though the plant mimicries the leaf morphology and phyllotaxy observed in **Rauvolfia tetraphylla **(i.e. unequal leaves in terminal whorl) still it has some floral characters and inflorescence diagnostic to the particular species for example nodal inflorescence (cyme), *Corolla white, corolla tube cylindrical, lobes broadly elliptic or ovate.
*Rauvolfia verticillata **is also known to possess high medicinal values.* * * *Regards* *Tanay* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Many thanks Shrikant ji, and Prashant ... was not aware of this species of > *Rauvolfia* ... finding it to be native of India. > And of course, with light thrown on ID, seeing clear difference in flowers > of *tetraphylla* and *verticillata*. > > Regards. > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh, >> Thanks for the lead. I think this should be *Rauvolfia verticillata.* >> regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... the American serpentwood, *Rauvolfia tetraphylla*. >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> Requesting ID for this Shrub. >>>> >>>> Date/Time: 17-07-2010 / 01:50PM >>>> Location: Matheran >>>> Habitat: Wild >>>> Plant Habit: Shrub (Approx. 1.5 to 2 m) >>>> Leaves: Opposite, approx. 4 to 10cm, shining, petiole around 4 to 5 mm. >>>> Flower: white, approx. 1.5cm >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Prashant >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
