Alstonia macrophylla
Wall. ex G.Don
Apocynaceae
Alstonia acuminata Miq.
Alstonia batino Blanco
Alstonia brassii Monach.,
Alstonia costata Wall. ex Miq.
Alstonia glabriflora Markgr.
Alstonia oblongifolia Merr.
Alstonia pangkorensis King & Gamble
Alstonia paucinervia Merr.
Alstonia subsessilis Miq.
Echites trifidus Blanco
Common Name:
Young cultivated tree
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Young cultivated tree
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Flowers
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Trunk with flowers, plus immature fruits on left
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Ripening seedpods
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General Information
Alstonia macrophylla is a tree; it usually grows up to 30 metres tall, exceptionally to 50 metres. The straight bole can be free of branches for 5 metres or more, it is up to 100cm in diameter, and is sometimes fluted at the base or with small buttresses[
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The tree is harvested from the wild for mainly local use as a source of medicines and wood.
The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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Range
E. Asia - China, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.
Habitat
A sub-canopy tree, found in a wide range of vegetation types and soils in primary and disturbed forest ranging from flooded areas to montane forest, on soils ranging from sandy clay to limestone, at elevations from sea-level to about 2,900 metres[
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Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Often cultivated, the tree has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in several areas, including Sri Lanka. It is recorded as invasive in several places, including Hawaii and the Seychelles[
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark, in the form of a powder, decoction, infusion, tincture or wine preparation, is used as an antiamoebic, anticholeric, antidysenteric, antimalarial, antiperiodic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, tonic and a vulnerary[
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The powdered bark, mixed with water, is used against skin diseases[
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A decoction of the young leaves is drunk to cure lung and ear congestions[
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Other Uses
The wood is used as hard alstonia[
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Propagation
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