Indian Snakeroot
Rauvolfia serpentina
Shrub whose root is a traditional Ayurvedic medicine and source of the alkaloid reserpine, used in conventional blood pressure medication.
Family
Apocynaceae
Temperature
22-30°C (absolute 4-35°C)
Rainfall
1500-3500mm (absolute 1100-4500mm)
Altitude
1000m
Soil pH
5.5-7 (absolute 5-7.5)
Soil types
Well-drained, fertile loamy soils