Alstonia scholaris

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Asclepiadeae: 64 (1810)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Echites scholaris L. Mant. Pl. 1: 55 (1767).
Homotypic
- Nerium septaparna Jones Asiat. Res. 4: 272 (1795), comb. 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. 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:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Is., Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Is., Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is.

Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

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

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae. A Natural Order of Plants Separated from the Apocineae of Jussieu: 64 (Preprinted from Mem. Wern. Hist. Soc. 1: 75)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 15. Alstonia scholaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2018. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 15. Alstonia scholaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, 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. 15. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2018. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alstonia scholaris. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2018. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Alstonia scholaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct. 2018. Reference page.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ছাতিম গাছ
English: White cheesewood
suomi: Aasiansaitanpuu
മലയാളം: ഏഴിലം‌പാല
मराठी: सातवीण
తెలుగు: ఏడాకుల చెట్టు
ไทย: พญาสัตบรรณ
Tiếng Việt: Hoa sữa
中文: 黑板樹