Apocynaceae
Alstonia

Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 64 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Solomon Islands to S. Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is., Fiji, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Bernardi [10486] K000463999 No
Jan 1, 1996 Seemann, B.C. [214] Fiji K000857365 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Christophersen, E. [1265] American Samoa K000857358 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Vaupel, F.K.J. [353] Samoa K000857359 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thurn, E.F., im [58] Fiji K000857361 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [s.n.] French Polynesia K000857357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Seemann, B.C. [318] Fiji K000857360 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Horne, J. [1043] Fiji K000857363 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Smith, A.C. [697] Fiji K000857364 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Kajewski, S.F. [292] Vanuatu K000857282 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thurn, E.F., im [58] Fiji K000857362 Holotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1649] Malaysia K001113715 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1649] Malaysia K001113716 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fiji Alstonia plumosa K:SPC-66040.000 No
Wheatley, J.I. [597] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis K:SPC-54976.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0