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Useful Tropical Plants

Rauvolfia sumatrana

Jack

Apocynaceae


Rauvolfia sumatrana is closely related to Rauvolfia javanica[
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The generic name is often mis-spelt as Rauwolfia[
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Plants for a Future
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Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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+ Synonyms

Cyrtosiphonia madurensis Teijsm. & Binn.

Cyrtosiphonia reflexa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq.

Cyrtosiphonia spectabilis Miq.

Cyrtosiphonia sumatrana (Jack) Miq.

Rauvolfia blumeana Valeton ex Koord.-Schum.

Rauvolfia madurensis (Teijsm. & Binn.) Burck ex Koord.-Schum.

Rauvolfia palawanensis Elmer

Rauvolfia reflexa Teijsm. & Binn.

Rauvolfia samarensis Merr.

Rauvolfia spectabilis (Miq.) Boerl.

Common Name:

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General Information

Rauvolfia sumatrana is a tree growing up to 20 metres tall[
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Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The bole is up to 25cm in diameter[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].

Known Hazards

Although we have seen no specific information for this species, most if not all members of this genus contain poisonous alkaloids[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

Botanical References

266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

Habitat

Lowland dipterocarp forest and teak forest, sometimes also in forest edges, littoral forest and more open places in secondary vegetation, at elevations up to 1,400 metres[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height15.00 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark is used to treat dysentery. In the Philippines, the dried bark is reported as an antimalarial[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The bark is reported to serve as a laxative[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Other Uses

The lightweight wood is sometimes used for planks and small objects such as knife handles[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The wood is used to make rapier scabbards[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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