Apocynaceae
Palo amargo
Rauvolfia nitida
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Rauvolfia
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Rauvolfia nitidaApocynaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Palo amargo
Synonyms
- Rauvolfia angustifolia Salisb.
- Rauvolfia lanceolata A.DC.
- Rauvolfia nitidissima Steud.
- Rauvolfia pulaparia Roxb. ex Sm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.