Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Gentianales

›

Apocynaceae

›

Rauvolfia

›

caffra

Taxon

Rauvolfia caffra Sond.

AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 036.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 040.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 041.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 038.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 035.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 037.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 042.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 048.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 050.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 049.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 047.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sep 03. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 026.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 025.jpg

Rauvolfia caffra--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Occurrences

No collection number

November 24, 2002

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 27, 2003

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 8, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Rauvolfia

Specific Epithet

caffra

Authorship

Sond.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#164,366 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →