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Rauvolfia sandwicensis

Rauvolfia sandwicensis A. DC.

Devil's-pepper, Hao

Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

Synonym(s): Rauvolfia degeneri, Rauvolfia forbesii, Rauvolfia helleri, Rauvolfia mauiensis, Rauvolfia molokaiensis, Rauvolfia molokaiensis var. parvifolia, Rauvolfia remotiflora, Rauvolfia sandwicensis var. subcuminata

USDA Symbol: RASA3

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 40 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Most often on ridges, slopes and in gulches in mesic forests. Also scattered in open remnant dry forests and shrubland, and rarely in open margins of low elevation wet forests.

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 31 - Native Plants Hawai�i (2018) University of Hawaii
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rauvolfia sandwicensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rauvolfia sandwicensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rauvolfia sandwicensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-03-09
Research By: CBR

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