Rauvolfia serpentina
species of plant
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Summary
Rauvolfia serpentina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,567 views/month, #1,369 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Leonhard Rauwolf[4]
- Parent taxon: Rauvolfia[5]
- Taxon name: Rauvolfia serpentina[6]
- Has use: medicinal plant[7]
- Commons category: Rauvolfia serpentina[8]
- Has basionym: Ophioxylon serpentinum[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rauvolfia serpentina[10]
- Commons gallery: Rauvolfia serpentina[11]
- Product or material produced: Rauwolfia alkaloids[12]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[13]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30895[15]
- Short name: R. serpentina[16]
- Taxon common name: serpentine wood[17], Snakeroot[18], 蛇根木[19], 印度萝芙木[20], 印度蛇木[21], 印度蛇根木[22], 印度蛇根草[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[25]
- Taxon range: Tibet Autonomous Region[26], Guangdong[27], Myanmar[28]
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Identifiers
Rauvolfia serpentina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 431529[29]. Rauvolfia serpentina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4060[30]. Rauvolfia serpentina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483918[31]. Rauvolfia serpentina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3169787[32]. Rauvolfia serpentina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506005[33].
Why It Matters
Rauvolfia serpentina has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]