EPPO Global Database

Rauvolfia serpentina(RAUSE)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RAUSE
  • Preferred name: Rauvolfia serpentina
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Kurz

Notes

Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia (Malaya, Java, southeastern islands), China (central). Introduced in eastern China


Common names
Name Language
serpentine-root English
snakewood English
Schlangenholzbaum German
Schlangenwurzel German
arbre aux serpents French
segno serpentino Italian
pau-de-cobra Portuguese
rauvólfia Portuguese
talona Portuguese
shé gēn mù Chinese
蛇根木 Chinese