Rauvolfia viridis
milkbush
As recorded: Rauvolfia viridis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- McMillan, C.
- Collector number
- 5081
- Date
- July 13, 1952
- Locality
- Between Paagoumene and Tiebaghi Mine (southeast of mine), Dome de Tiebaghi
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Identified by
- Guillaumin, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1952, McMillan, C. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Croton insularis
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Diospyros vieillardii
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Duboisia myoporoides
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Duboisia myoporoides
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Fagraea berteroana
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Korthalsella disticha
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Litsea triflora
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Lygodium reticulatum
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Melodinus phylliraeoides
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Myrtopsis novae-caledoniae
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Oxalis corniculata
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Parsonsia flexuosa
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Salaciopsis
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Sannantha virgata
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Xanthostemon speciosus
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Rauvolfia viridis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Route des Bas, Saint-Louis, GP
(c) manongim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Saint-François, GP-PP, GP
(c) Flora Faure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
RVFR+9PC, Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Voh, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Llanos Costa, Cabo Rojo 00622, Puerto Rico
(c) Alex Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia viridis. BISH 122492. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517710. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122492.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517710 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026