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
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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.
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
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Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
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N/A
IUCN status
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N/A
Lao official status
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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 |
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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
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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