Caribbean Snakeroot (Rauvolfia viridis Willd. Ex Roem. & Schult.)

Family: Apocynaceae

Medicinal uses: Source of reserpine; treats hypertension

Part used medicinally: Root

Native origin: West Indies

Rauvolfia viridis Willd. Ex Roem. & Schult.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago