Apocynaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Alstonia spatulata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alstonia spatulata is a tree; it usually grows up to 25 metres tall, though occasionally reaches 30 metres. The bole is at first cylindrical, becoming fluted and shortly buttressed at the base, it is up to 40 cm in diameter, occasionallly to 75cm[ 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, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a sourc of medicines, chewing gum, wood, cork and latex. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree, scattered on poorly drained, frequently flooded, clay-rich alluvium and on gley soils on undulating land, particularly near streams, usually at elevations below 300 metres. It is often abundant in secondary or shrub vegetation[ 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. ].