Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Gentianales (112)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Rauvolfia (2)
Epithet: verticillata (Loureiro) Baillon (6)
verticillata => whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point