Apocynaceae
Alstonia

Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 78 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan, S. Guangdong) to Tropical Asia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Florida, India

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rodda, M. & Middleton, D.J. (2019). Flora of Singapore precursors, 14. Notes on Apocynaceae. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71: 69-80.
  • Vikraman, R.R., Pandurangan, A.G. & Thulasidas, G. (2008). A study on the garden escaped exotics of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 765-781.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Vikraman, R.R., Pandurangan, A.G. & Thulasidas, G. (2008). A study on the garden escaped exotics of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 765-781.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Maidum Lais [240] Malaysia K001325025 No
Dec 12, 2005 Ingle, N., R. [395] Philippines K000229404 No
Jan 1, 1996 Wallich, N. [1649] Malaysia K000857315 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Curran, H.M. [4495] Philippines K000857302 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [1649] Malaysia K000857314 Isotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11146] Thailand K006022023 Yes
Niyomdham, C.; et al. [242] Thailand K006022016 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Chayamarit, K.; Middleton, D.J.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [1305] Thailand K006022018 Yes
{Pinnin, S.; et al.} [317] Thailand K006022015 Yes
Put [697] Thailand K006022022 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14109] Thailand K006022021 Yes
Poilane [P882] Vietnam K006022027 Yes
Trethowan, L.; Rustiami, H.; Bramley, G.; Puglisi, C.; Mus.; Jhon.; Azim.; Wira. [1346] Indonesia K001609237 Yes
Put [754] Thailand K006022025 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12221] Cote d'Ivoire K001562653 Yes
Suvarnakoses, P. [1822] Thailand K006022020 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19248] Thailand K006022024 Yes
Sangkachand, B. [18] Thailand K006022013 Yes
Williams, L. [17038] Thailand K006022026 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11439] Thailand K006022014 Yes
{Sangkachand, B.; et al.} [1560] Thailand K006022017 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST0636] Thailand K006022019 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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