Alstonia scholaris

Alstonia scholaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Alstonieae
Genus: Alstonia
Species: Alstonia scholaris

Name

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br., 1810

Synonyms

Basionym
- Echites scholaris L., Mant. Pl. 1: 55 (1767).

Homotypic
- Nerium septaparna Jones, Asiat. Res. 4: 272 (1795), nom. superfl.
- Pala scholaris (L.) Roberty, Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1426 (1953).

Heterotypic
- Echites pala Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 633 (1824).
- Alstonia scholaris var. avae A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 409 (1844).
- Alstonia scholaris var. blumei A.DC., Prodr. 8: 409 (1844).
- Alstonia spectabilis Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 183 (1877), nom. illeg.
- Alstonia kurzii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 643 (1882).
- Alstonia scholaris var. velutina Monach., Pacific Sci. 3: 150 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Alstonia scholaris

Continental: Asie
- - China (SW-Guangxi, S-Yunnan, Fujian (I), Guangdong (I), Hainan (I), Hunan (I)), Taiwan (I), Java, Cambodia, India (drier parts), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Taninthayi, Yangon), Bhutan, Darjeeling, Pakistan (I), Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.), Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.), Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines (Luzon to Mindanao), Palawan, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Isl., Moluccas, New Guinea

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Brown, R., 1810. On the Asclepiadeae. A Natural Order of Plants Separated from the Apocineae of Jussieu. London 64. 1810 (Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1:75. 1811)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Alstonia scholaris in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.

Hassler, M. 2018. Alstonia scholaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alstonia scholaris. Published online. Accessed Oct. 15 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Alstonia scholaris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.

Tropicos.org 2018. Alstonia scholaris . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ছাতিম গাছ
English: Blackboard tree, Indian devil tree
suomi: Aasiansaitanpuu
മലയാളം: ഏഴിലം‌പാല
मराठी: सातवीण , सप्तपर्णी , सैतान
తెలుగు: ఏడాకుల చెట్టు
ไทย: พญาสัตบรรณ
Tiếng Việt: Hoa sữa
中文: 黑板樹

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