Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 620

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຄະຍອມແມ່
Indian snakeroot
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:

Chinese: 蛇根木 [she gen mu] Eng: Indian snakeroot or devil pepper

Synonyms :

Ophioxylon album Gaertn.
Ophioxylon obversum Miq.
Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb.
Ophioxylon serpentinum L.
Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn.
Rauvolfia obversa (Miq.) Baill.
Rauvolfia serpentina var. obversa (Miq.) Bakh.f.
Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill.

Family:

Apocynaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Kittisack Phoutthavong and Keooudone Souvannakhoummane. 2014. Medicinal Plant Manual. Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, Luang prabang, Laos

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ຄະຍອມແມ່ Indian snakeroot Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz