Apocynaceae
Alstonia

Alstonia rostrata C.E.C.Fisch.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 315 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan) to W. Sumatera. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

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.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia, II, 2: 1-235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Alstonia glaucescens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Chun, N.K.; Tso, C.L. [44317] China K000852982 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Kochummen, K.M. [32505] Malaysia K000857321 Type Yes
Jul 17, 1992 Wallich, N. [1607] Burma K000852983 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sukoe [6297] Burma K000852987 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1607] Burma K000852984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sukoe [6297] Burma K000852986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sukoe [7684] Burma K000852988 Type Yes
Chin, P. [6563] Burma K000852985 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1607] Burma Alyxia calophylla K001113577 Unknown Type Material Yes

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/

  • 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