Apocynaceae FAMILY
Alstonia angustiloba
Alstonia angustiloba
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alstonia angustiloba is a tree; it can grow up to 45 metres tall. The tall, straight bole is fluted, it can be up to 100cm in diameter, with straight buttresses up to 8 metres tall and spreading out at the base for about 1.5 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatA mid-canopy tree, common in mixed dipterocarp forest on low hills and undulating land, and in freshwater swamp forest, at elevations up to 200 metres. It becomes abundant in secondary forest[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].