About Common Devil Pepper
Rauvolfia verticillata, the common devil pepper, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet verticillata means 'whorled' and refers to the plant's leaves.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rauvolfia densiflora
- Genus
- Rauvolfia
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
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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