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Rauvolfia verticillata

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BISH 418568Botany

Rauvolfia verticillata

Common Devil Pepper

As recorded: Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook.fil.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
Collector number: 10380
Date: November 8, 1975
Locality: Ensalwaata Estate, Matara District, Southern Province. Entry from tea estate near Army Camp
Region: Sri Lanka
Identified by: Yee, N.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Rauvolfia verticillata · collected 1922–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 8, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rauvolfia verticillata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 324 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Xuan Huong - Da Lat, Lam Dong, VN

(c) momo shou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

804台灣高雄市鼓山區龍井里M746+XQ

(c) ssnp107-1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW

(c) ssnp210, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwan

(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, HK

(c) shaoxin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia verticillata observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW

(c) yuhu6458, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rauvolfia verticillata. BISH 418568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418568.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956523391 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026