Rauvolfia serpentina (সর্পগন্ধা)

Rauvolfia serpentina (সর্পগন্ধা)

Bengali Name: সর্পগন্ধা, চন্দ্রা

English Names: Indian Snakeroot, Snake Root, Snakewood, Insanity Herb, Devilpepper, Rauwolfia, Serpentine Wood, Serpentina, Serpentwood

Vernacular Names: Arachoritita (Assamese), Pule Pandak (Bahasa), Shegen Mu (Chinese), Yindu Shemu (Chinese), Intiankaarmepuu (Finnish), Sarpagandha (Gujrati), Chandrabagha (Hindi), Chota Chand (Hindi), Nakuli (Hindi), Patalagondhi (Kannada), Sarpagandhi (Kannada), Shivavabhiballi (Kannada), Sutranavi (Kannada), Chuvanna-vilpori (Malayalam), Suvapavalforiyan (Malayalam), Harkaya (Marathi), Harki (Marathi), Patalgarur (Oriya), Sanochada (Oriya), Chandrika (Sanskrit), Sarpagandha (Sanskrit), Patalgaruda (Sanskrit), Chivan Amelpodi (Tamil), Paataala Garuda (Telegu), Paataala Goni (Telegu), Asrel (Urdu), Chota Chand (Urdu)

Rauvolfia serpentina (সর্পগন্ধা)
Scientific Name: Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz (1877)

Synonyms: Ophioxylon album Gaertn., Ophioxylon obversum Miq., Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb., Ophioxylon serpentinum L., Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn., Rauvolfia obversa (Miq.) Baill., Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill.

Family: Apocynaceae (নয়নতারা গোত্র)

Habit: Shrub (গুল্ম)

Date: 27 April 2017

Location: Dalit Herbal Garden, Chuknagar, Khulna