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 Vaupel, F.K.J. [353] Samoa K000857359 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Christophersen, E. [1265] American Samoa K000857358 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thurn, E.F., im [58] Fiji K000857362 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thurn, E.F., im [58] Fiji K000857361 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Kajewski, S.F. [292] Vanuatu K000857282 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Smith, A.C. [697] Fiji K000857364 Isotype 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
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
Chew Wee-Lek [RSNH64] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620217 Yes
Bernardi, L. [13353] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620219 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2334] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620197 Yes
Piato, W. [BSIP7028] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620196 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP4015] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620202 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2433] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620199 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620210 Yes
Bourdy, G. [350] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620208 Yes
Bourdy, G. [315] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620207 Yes
Bernardi, L. [13231] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620213 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP1653] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620198 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2463] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620200 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2985] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620204 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [148] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620203 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [652] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620214 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620211 Yes
Raynal, J. [RSNH16258] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620218 Yes
Schmid, M. [3149] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620205 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [740] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620212 Yes
Bernardi, L. [12926] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620220 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [652] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620215 Yes
Cheesman, L.E. [50] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620209 Yes
Chew, W.L. [RSNH113] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620206 Yes
Chew Wee-Lek [RSNH113] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620216 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP1680] Solomon Islands Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica K005620195 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6502] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620533 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [4428] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620537 Yes
Degener, O. [14673] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620540 Yes
Tothill, J.D.; Tothill, B.H. [F475] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620553 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1758] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620542 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5862] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620518 Yes
Tothill, J.D.; Tothill, B.H. [427] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620552 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3262] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620546 Yes
Degener, O. [14424] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620516 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13596] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620512 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7600] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620525 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6502] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620534 Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [14824] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620519 Yes
Robbins [12621] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620535 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [3899] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620541 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3393] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620548 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6091] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620532 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13589] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620513 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7708] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620524 Yes
Tothill, J.D.; Tothill, B.H. [389] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620549 Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [14045] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620543 Yes
Greenwood, W. [WG362] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620545 Yes
Greenwood, W. [WG361] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620554 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3392] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620547 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4220] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620517 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4914] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620514 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7588] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620523 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1722] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620539 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6265] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620520 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4117] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620527 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5891] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620531 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [3286] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620536 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1540] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620529 Yes
Qoro, I. [H204] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620544 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8044] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620526 Yes
Tothill, J.D.; Tothill, B.H. [396] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620551 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7541] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620521 Yes
Greenwood, W. [361] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620555 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5427] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620530 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5286] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620515 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7541] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620522 Yes
Tothill, J.D.; Tothill, B.H. [394] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620550 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4386] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620528 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [3586] Fiji Alstonia montana K005620538 Yes
Wheatley, J.I. [597] Vanuatu Alstonia vitiensis K:SPC-54976.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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