Apocynaceae

Milkbush

Rauvolfia viridis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Rauvolfia

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Milkbush (Rauvolfia viridis) — FlowerPhoto: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Milkbush
French: Rauwolfia viridis, Ti-bois lait
Haitian Creole: Ti bwa lèt

Synonyms

Psychotria trifolia Sieber ex DC.
Rauvolfia lamarkii A.DC.
Rauvolfia latifolia A.DC.
Rauvolfia mollissima Markgr.
Rauvolfia nitida Lam.
Rauvolfia psychotrioides Kunth

Flowers

In flower: May to August, October to November (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Sealys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: babedou babedou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: babedou babedou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sascha Ant, 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.