Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Rauvolfia densiflora
Amalpori / Common Devil Pepper
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-April
Amalpori in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Khasi | Not recorded | dieng larkei, dieng latyrking, dieng latyrkai, dieng sohbu blang |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Amalpori, Vanduvara |
| Mizo | Not recorded | Lei-tawt, Piri-sawr |
See the original recorded names
- Khasi
- dieng larkei, dieng latyrking, dieng latyrkai, dieng sohbu blang
- Malayalam
- Amalpori, Vanduvara
- Mizo
- Lei-tawt, Piri-sawr
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Rauvolfia verticillata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Taiwan and W. & C. Malesia.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Amalpori
Identify Amalpori by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Densely flowered clusters.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Amalpori.
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
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amalpori itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Amalpori
Common Devil Pepper (Rauvolfia densiflora) is a shrub in the Apocynaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Amalpori belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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