Apocynaceae
Be still tree
Rauvolfia tetraphylla
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Rauvolfia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Asturian
- Rauwolfia tetraphylla
- Chinese
- 四叶萝芙木, 四葉蘿芙木, 异叶萝芙木
- English
- Be still tree
- Malayalam
- പാമ്പുംകൊല്ലി, വലിയ അമൽപ്പൊരി
- Persian
- راولفیا تترافولا
- Spanish
- Rauwolfia tetraphylla, Amatillo, Cabamuc, Curarina, Matacoyote, Viborilla
- Thai
- ระย่อมพินเก้
Synonyms
- Rauvolfia canescens L.
- Rauvolfia canescens var. glabra Müll.Arg.
- Rauvolfia canescens var. intermedia Markgr.
- Rauvolfia canescens var. tomentosa Müll.Arg.
- Rauvolfia canescens var. typica Markgr.
- Rauvolfia heterophylla Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Rauvolfia heterophylla var. puberula A.Gray
- Rauvolfia hirsuta Jacq.
- Rauvolfia hirsuta var. glabra (Müll.Arg.) Woodson
- Rauvolfia latifolia var. minor Müll.Arg.
- Rauvolfia nitida Sessé & Moc.
- Rauvolfia odontophora Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Rauvolfia subpubescens L.
- Rauvolfia tomentosa Jacq.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April, June to July, September (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Caro Lopez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jorge Perdomo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: flores sepulveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: sidereobodoke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.