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Rauvolfia caffra is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. It is commonly known as the quinine tree. These trees are distributed from the Eastern Cape of South Africa to tropical Africa and are found in low-lying forests near rivers and streams, or on floodplains.

Quinine tree
Rauvolfia caffra stem and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Rauvolfia
Species:	R. caffra
Binomial name
Rauvolfia caffra Sond.
Synonyms[1]
Rauvolfia goetzei Stapf Rauvolfia gonioclada K.Schum. ex Stapf Rauvolfia inebrians K.Schum. Rauvolfia leucopoda K.Schum. ex Stapf Rauvolfia macrophylla Stapf nom. illeg. Rauvolfia mayombensis Pellegr. Rauvolfia natalensis Sond. Rauvolfia obliquinervis Stapf Rauvolfia ochrosioides K.Schum. Rauvolfia oxyphylla Stapf Rauvolfia tchibangensis Pellegr. Rauvolfia verticillata A.Chev. nom. inval. Rauvolfia welwitschii Stapf

Gallery

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  Fruit and leaves
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  Fruit panicles
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  Foliage

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rauvolfia caffra.

• Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.

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