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1118: 1150: 1134: 65: 33: 52: 433:, arranged in four whorls. The fertile flowers are hermaphrodite. The gamosepalous green sepals consist of ovate lobes, and are distributed in one whorl. The annular disk is hypogynous. The five gamesepalous petals have oblong or ovate lobes and are disposed in one whorl. The 393:
are elliptical, ovate, linear or lanceolate and wedge-shaped at the base. The leaf blade is dorsiventral, medium-sized to large and disposed oppositely or in a whorl and with entire margin. The leaf venation is pinnate, with numerous veins ending in a marginal vein.
1054: 1648: 702: 1087: 823: 790: 1098: 1076: 1017:– pali-mari, dita bark, bitter bark, milkwood, milky bean, milky pine, white cheesewood, scholar tree, blackboard tree - E + S + SE Asia, Papuasia, N Australia 922: 911: 845: 966: 933: 900: 834: 812: 779: 977: 768: 746: 669: 878: 1535: 1210:(third, revised ed.). Secretariat of the Pacific Community & Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. pp. 42–3. 1117: 1571: 1149: 1457: 1522: 1470: 1527: 306: 212: 185: 1243: 1540: 1496: 1133: 1589: 1643: 1509: 1343: 1449: 1423: 493:
as 'Havari nuga' or the 'wig banyan' because of its distinct flower that looks like a woman's long wig.
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trees are widespread and mostly not endangered. However a few species are very rare, such as
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are white, yellow, pink or green and funnel-shaped, growing on a pedicel and subtended by
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is the only species growing in Central America (mainly shrubs, but also trees 20 m high).
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Forster, P.I. (1992). "A taxonomic revision of Alstonia (Apocynaceae) in Australia".
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Kade Sidiyasa, A., 3, 1992. A monograph of Alstonia (Apocynaceae).
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i.e. two or more leaves arises at a node and form a whorl .
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produce lightweight timber, while those from the sections
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has 2 separate follicles with glabrous or ciliate, oblong
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is used in treating coughs, throat sores and fever.
542:in Indonesia and Malaysia. Trees from the section 409:is terminal or axillary, consisting of thyrsiform 1649:Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) 1630: 453:that develop into deep blue podlike, schizocarp 1201: 927:(M.Gangop. & Chakrab.) Lakra & Chakrab. 1208:Trees of Fiji: A Guide to 100 Rainforest Trees 1224: 654:- Borneo, W Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand, Java 519:, toothache, rheumatism and snake bites. The 1182:"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" 50: 31: 378:These trees can grow very large, such as 984:- Yunnan, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra 1251: 962:- W Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra 437:lobes overlapping to the left (such as 1631: 1285: 1284: 1551:d792511b-a84d-491a-9b33-909500e55e69 1026:(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach. 632:– milkwood - New Guinea, N Australia 591:has five distinct sections, each a 234:Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker 1176: 1174: 417:. The small, more or less fragrant 13: 1028:- Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, N Myanmar 515:is the source of a remedy against 14: 1660: 45:, habit (above), details (below) 1590:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331333-2 1171: 1148: 1132: 1116: 328:(L.) R.Br. was originally named 63: 1195: 389:The leathery, sessile, simple 339: 1: 1218: 643:- Borneo, W Malaysia, Sumatra 1254:Australian Systematic Botany 971:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. - 7: 441:) or to the right (such as 371:, with most species in the 10: 1665: 1109: 1105:- Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi 1081:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. 850:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. 839:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. 817:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. 784:Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. 583: 530:species are harvested for 313:(1685–1760), professor of 1293: 951:- Penang Hill in Malaysia 863:- Mexico, Central America 687:- Waigeo I in E Indonesia 226: 219: 199: 192: 60:Scientific classification 58: 49: 39: 30: 23: 16:Genus of flowering plants 1164: 1055:Alstonia sphaerocapitata 960:Backer ex L.G.Den Berger 347:consists of about 40–60 274:A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle 242:A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle 907:- Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan 1225:Kade Sidiyasa (1998). 956:Alstonia pneumatophora 703:Alstonia boulindaensis 554:produce heavy timber. 380:Alstonia pneumatophora 1204:Ghazanfar, Shahina A. 1088:Alstonia vietnamensis 824:Alstonia lanceolifera 795:D.Fang & X.X.Chen 791:Alstonia guangxiensis 751:Pancher & S.Moore 637:Alstonia angustifolia 626:Alstonia actinophylla 489:is commonly known in 1157:Alstonia macrophylla 1141:Alstonia spectabilis 1099:Alstonia yunnanensis 1077:Alstonia vieillardii 1044:Alstonia spectabilis 923:Alstonia parkinsonii 912:Alstonia odontophora 890:Alstonia muelleriana 885:- S China, N Vietnam 868:Alstonia macrophylla 846:Alstonia lenormandii 802:Alstonia iwahigensis 663:(Monach.) K.Sidiyasa 648:Alstonia angustiloba 501:traditional medicine 487:Alstonia macrophylla 461:, rich in poisonous 425:. They consist of 5 989:Alstonia rubiginosa 967:Alstonia quaternata 945:Alstonia penangiana 934:Alstonia parvifolia 901:Alstonia neriifolia 857:Alstonia longifolia 835:Alstonia legouixiae 813:Alstonia lanceolata 780:Alstonia deplanchei 736:Alstonia constricta 665:- Cambodia, Vietnam 659:Alstonia annamensis 506:Alstonia constricta 384:Alstonia longifolia 321:from 1716 to 1760. 1644:Apocynaceae genera 1231:Blumea. Supplement 1125:Alstonia scholaris 1033:Alstonia spatulata 1011:Alstonia scholaris 1000:Alstonia rupestris 995:- Papua New Guinea 797:- Guangxi in China 725:Alstonia congensis 720:- Papua New Guinea 714:Alstonia breviloba 698:- W + C + E Africa 681:Alstonia beatricis 630:(A.Cunn.) K.Schum. 512:Alstonia scholaris 499:trees are used in 445:) in the bud. The 326:Alstonia scholaris 305:. It was named by 202:Alstonia scholaris 42:Alstonia scholaris 1626: 1625: 1559:Open Tree of Life 1287:Taxon identifiers 1266:10.1071/SB9920745 1104: 1093: 1082: 1071: 1066:Alstonia venenata 1060: 1049: 1038: 1027: 1016: 1005: 994: 983: 978:Alstonia rostrata 972: 961: 950: 939: 928: 917: 906: 895: 884: 873: 862: 851: 840: 829: 818: 808:- Borneo, Palawan 807: 796: 785: 774: 773:King & Gamble 769:Alstonia curtisii 763: 752: 747:Alstonia coriacea 741: 730: 719: 708: 697: 686: 675: 670:Alstonia balansae 664: 653: 642: 631: 469:use the latex of 330:Echites scholaris 324:The type species 282: 281: 275: 267: 259: 251: 243: 235: 188: 1656: 1619: 1618: 1606: 1605: 1593: 1592: 1580: 1579: 1567: 1566: 1554: 1553: 1544: 1543: 1531: 1530: 1518: 1517: 1505: 1504: 1492: 1491: 1479: 1478: 1466: 1465: 1453: 1452: 1440: 1439: 1427: 1426: 1414: 1413: 1401: 1400: 1388: 1387: 1375: 1374: 1362: 1361: 1352: 1351: 1339: 1338: 1329: 1328: 1327: 1314: 1313: 1312: 1282: 1281: 1277: 1238: 1212: 1211: 1202:Keppel, Gunnar; 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1178: 1152: 1136: 1120: 1102: 1091: 1080: 1069: 1058: 1047: 1036: 1025: 1022:Alstonia sebusii 1014: 1003: 992: 981: 970: 959: 948: 937: 926: 915: 904: 893: 882: 871: 860: 849: 838: 827: 816: 805: 794: 783: 772: 761: 758:Alstonia costata 750: 739: 728: 717: 706: 695: 684: 673: 662: 651: 640: 629: 619:Accepted species 301:, of the family 289:is a widespread 273: 265: 257: 249: 241: 233: 184: 68: 67: 54: 35: 21: 20: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1653: 1629: 1628: 1627: 1622: 1614: 1609: 1601: 1596: 1588: 1583: 1575: 1570: 1562: 1557: 1549: 1547: 1539: 1534: 1526: 1521: 1513: 1508: 1500: 1495: 1487: 1482: 1474: 1469: 1461: 1456: 1448: 1443: 1435: 1430: 1422: 1417: 1409: 1404: 1396: 1391: 1383: 1378: 1370: 1365: 1357: 1355: 1347: 1342: 1334: 1332: 1323: 1322: 1317: 1308: 1307: 1302: 1289: 1221: 1216: 1215: 1200: 1196: 1186: 1184: 1180: 1179: 1172: 1167: 1160: 1153: 1144: 1137: 1128: 1121: 1112: 1083:- New Caledonia 1061:- New Caledonia 918:- New Caledonia 879:Alstonia mairei 852:- New Caledonia 841:- New Caledonia 830:- New Caledonia 819:- New Caledonia 786:- New Caledonia 753:- New Caledonia 709:- New Caledonia 692:Alstonia boonei 676:- New Caledonia 586: 578:A. guangxiensis 481:) as a form of 373:Malesian region 357:Central America 342: 309:in 1811, after 278: 215: 205: 183: 62: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1662: 1652: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1624: 1623: 1621: 1620: 1616:wfo-4000001406 1607: 1594: 1581: 1568: 1555: 1545: 1532: 1519: 1506: 1493: 1480: 1467: 1454: 1441: 1428: 1415: 1402: 1389: 1376: 1363: 1353: 1340: 1330: 1325:Alstonia R.Br. 1315: 1299: 1297: 1291: 1290: 1279: 1278: 1249: 1246: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1213: 1194: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1162: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1129: 1122: 1115: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1106: 1095: 1084: 1073: 1062: 1051: 1040: 1029: 1018: 1007: 996: 985: 974: 963: 952: 941: 930: 919: 908: 897: 886: 875: 872:Wall. ex G.Don 864: 861:(A.DC.) 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The bark of 443:A. macrophylla 361:Southeast Asia 341: 338: 311:Charles Alston 280: 279: 277: 276: 268: 260: 252: 244: 236: 227: 224: 223: 217: 216: 206: 197: 196: 190: 189: 176: 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 159:Rauvolfioideae 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 136: 132: 131: 126: 119: 118: 113: 106: 105: 100: 93: 92: 87: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 56: 55: 47: 46: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1661: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1636: 1634: 1617: 1612: 1608: 1604: 1599: 1595: 1591: 1586: 1582: 1578: 1573: 1569: 1565: 1560: 1556: 1552: 1546: 1542: 1537: 1533: 1529: 1524: 1520: 1516: 1511: 1507: 1503: 1498: 1494: 1490: 1485: 1481: 1477: 1472: 1468: 1464: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1446: 1442: 1438: 1433: 1429: 1425: 1420: 1416: 1412: 1407: 1403: 1399: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1368: 1364: 1360: 1354: 1350: 1345: 1341: 1337: 1331: 1326: 1320: 1316: 1311: 1305: 1301: 1300: 1298: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1283: 1275: 1271: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1244:90-71236-35-8 1241: 1236: 1232: 1228: 1223: 1222: 1209: 1205: 1198: 1183: 1177: 1175: 1170: 1159: 1158: 1151: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1135: 1130: 1127: 1126: 1119: 1114: 1113: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1092:D.J.Middleton 1090: 1089: 1085: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1068: 1067: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1024: 1023: 1019: 1013: 1012: 1008: 1002: 1001: 997: 991: 990: 986: 982:C.E.C.Fischer 980: 979: 975: 973:New Caledonia 969: 968: 964: 958: 957: 953: 947: 946: 942: 940:- Philippines 936: 935: 931: 929:- Andaman Is. 925: 924: 920: 914: 913: 909: 903: 902: 898: 892: 891: 887: 881: 880: 876: 870: 869: 865: 859: 858: 854: 848: 847: 843: 837: 836: 832: 826: 825: 821: 815: 814: 810: 804: 803: 799: 793: 792: 788: 782: 781: 777: 771: 770: 766: 760: 759: 755: 749: 748: 744: 738: 737: 733: 727: 726: 722: 716: 715: 711: 705: 704: 700: 694: 693: 689: 683: 682: 678: 672: 671: 667: 661: 660: 656: 650: 649: 645: 639: 638: 634: 628: 627: 623: 622: 618: 617: 616: 614: 610: 609:Monuraspermum 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 581: 579: 575: 571: 567: 563: 562:A. annamensis 559: 555: 553: 549: 548:Monuraspermum 545: 541: 537: 533: 529: 524: 522: 518: 514: 513: 508: 507: 502: 498: 494: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 407:inflorescence 403: 401: 397: 392: 387: 385: 381: 376: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 337: 335: 331: 327: 322: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 287: 272: 269: 264: 261: 256: 253: 248: 245: 240: 237: 232: 229: 228: 225: 222: 218: 214: 210: 204: 203: 198: 195: 191: 187: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 121: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 98: 95: 94: 91: 90:Tracheophytes 88: 85: 82: 81: 78: 75: 72: 71: 66: 61: 57: 53: 48: 44: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 1294: 1257: 1253: 1234: 1230: 1207: 1197: 1185:. 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Index


Alstonia scholaris

Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Rauvolfioideae
Alstonieae
Alstonia
R.Br.
Type species
Alstonia scholaris
L.
R.Br.
Synonyms
genus
evergreen
shrubs
Apocynaceae
Robert Brown
Charles Alston
botany
Edinburgh
Linnaeus

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