Wild Snake root Plant (Wal Ekaweriya or Sarpa gandha)
Common Classification | |||
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Common Names | Wild Snake Root, Be Still Tree, Devil Pepper, Sarpagandha. | ||
Sinhalese Name | Sarpagandha. (Wal Ekaweriya) | ||
Category | Herb | ||
Scientific Classification | |||
Scientific Name | Rauvolfia tetraphylla | ||
Family | Apocynaceae | ||
Genus | Rauvolfia tetraphylla | Species | R. tetraphylla |
Synonym | Rauvolfia tomentosa, Rauvolfia hirsuta. | ||
Ecology | |||
Growth Habit | Small WoodyTree - Shrub | Status - Native | Indigenous |
Duration | Annual | Status (controlling) | Natural |
Propriety | |||
Culinary / Edible | No | Other use | n/a |
Use as Herb | Yes | Poisoned / Toxin | Yes |
Identification | |||
fruits of Wal Ekaweriya - Rauvolfia tetraphylla | Flowers of Wal Ekaweriya -Rauvolfia tetraphylla | ||
Fruits and leaves of Wal Ekaweriya - Rauvolfia tetraphylla |
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