Rauvolfia caffra Sond.
Quinine Tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Quinine Tree | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Benin; Nigeria; Togo; Central African Republic; Chad; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; São Tomé | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||
| Genus | Rauvolfia | |||
| Species | caffra | |||
| Author citation | Sond. | |||
| Scientific name | Rauvolfia caffra Sond. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson