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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Rauvolfia nitida Jacq. Apocynaceae SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) SE M E hel xer calc dr (roots for tension, leaves and stem compress for snake bite) ma ti Rauvolfia lanceolata A.DC. Rauvolfia tetraphylla auct. non L. Rauvolfia viridis Roem. & Schult. glossy devilpepper; bitter-ash, bitterash (Puerto Rico); bitterbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); glasswood (Jamaica); milk bush (Puerto Rico); milkbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); rauwolfia, smooth rauvolfia (Bahamas) bois-lait femelle; bois lait; bois lait femelle, bois saisissement (Haiti) cachimbo (Puerto Rico); chiquito, corazón de Paloma; huevo de gallo (Cuba); palo amargo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo de leche (Dominican Republic); palo de muñeco (Puerto Rico); palo de rey (Dominican Republic); sucheli blanco (Cuba) bwa lèt, bwa lèt femèl, bwa sèzisman (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name Rauvolfia nitida Jacq.
Family Apocynaceae
Distribution SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone SE
Height M
Foliage E
Ecology hel xer calc
Use dr (roots for tension, leaves and stem compress for snake bite) ma ti
Synonym Rauvolfia lanceolata A.DC. Rauvolfia tetraphylla auct. non L. Rauvolfia viridis Roem. & Schult.
English name glossy devilpepper; bitter-ash, bitterash (Puerto Rico); bitterbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); glasswood (Jamaica); milk bush (Puerto Rico); milkbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); rauwolfia, smooth rauvolfia (Bahamas)
French name bois-lait femelle; bois lait; bois lait femelle, bois saisissement (Haiti)
Spanish name cachimbo (Puerto Rico); chiquito, corazón de Paloma; huevo de gallo (Cuba); palo amargo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo de leche (Dominican Republic); palo de muñeco (Puerto Rico); palo de rey (Dominican Republic); sucheli blanco (Cuba)
Other name bwa lèt, bwa lèt femèl, bwa sèzisman (creole, Haiti)
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