Rauvolfia paraensis

Rauvolfia paraensis belongs to the genus Rauvolfia and is part of the Apocynaceae family, commonly known as the dogbane family. The species was first published in 1925 by the botanist Ducke. It is distributed across several countries in northern South America, including Brazil (specifically the Vaupés region), Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. This species is part of a genus known for its medicinal properties in some traditional systems, though specific details about R. paraensis remain limited in the available literature.