Rauvolfia afra
Devil's Pepper
Also known as: Cyrtosiphonia Miq. +6 more
- Cyrtosiphonia Miq.
- Dissolena Lour.
- Heurckia Müll.Arg.
- Ophioxylon L.
- Podochrosia Baill.
- Rauwolfia Gled.
- Rauwolfia Linnaeus
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Rauvolfia afra (commonly known as Devil's-Pepper) is a tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe