Common Devil Pepper
Rauvolfia densiflora
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rauvolfia densiflora
- Genus
- Rauvolfia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Common Devil Pepper
Common Devil Pepper (Rauvolfia densiflora) is a shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-April.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Common Devil Pepper belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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