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Useful Tropical Plants

Alstonia angustiloba

Miq.

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Alstonia calophylla Miq.

Paladelpha angustiloba (Miq.) Pichon

Common Name:

Alstonia angustiloba
Flowering branches
Photograph by: Marina Khaytarova; Trees of Tropical Asia
© Marina Khaytarova
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General Information

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[
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

A 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[
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Properties

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HabitTree
Height35.00 m
Growth RateFast
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Grows best in a sunny position[
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A fast-growing plant[
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Edible Uses

A latex from the stems can be used to make chewing gum[
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Medicinal

The leaves are externally applied to the spleen area to treat remittent fever[
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The latex is used to heal boils, shingles and abscesses, ring worms, and to soothe toothaches[
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Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
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An extract of the pounded bark is an ingredient of febrifuges and vermifuges[
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Other Uses

A copious white latex exudes from the stems[
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Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
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Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
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The wood is used as pulai[
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We have no more specific information for this species, but the general description of pulai timber is as follows:-

The heartwood is a cream white to a light yellow; it is not clearly demarcated from the sapwood. The texture is medium; grain straight, sometimes irregular or oblique; the aspect slightly lustrous. The wood is light in weight; soft to very soft; not very durable, being susceptible to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. It seasons rapidly with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is stable in service. It works well with normal tools, though these should be kept sharp to avoid fuzzy surfaces; filling is recommended in order to obtain a good finish; nailing and screwing are poor; gluing is correct. The wood is suitable for uses such as boxes and crates, interior panelling and joinery, matches, furniture and moulding[
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An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
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Propagation

Seed -
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