6583.000 Alstonia
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Gledhill, D. (2002) The Names of Plants (3rd edn) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs; branches whorled, mostly 4 or 5 together; latex. Leaves whorled, rarely opposite; at end of branchlets; lamina glossy; numerous lateral veins. Inflorescence terminal; cymes usually 1-5 in thyrses, or compound umbels. Flowers white, yellow or pink; lobes basally connate, corolla salver-form, tube cylindric. Fruit paired follicles, free or connate. Seeds oblong or linear; apices long-bearded. Derivation of name: Named for Professor Charles Alston (1716 - 1760) of Edinburgh Worldwide: c. 60 species in Africa, Central America, China, Indomalesia and the western Pacific Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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| Species | Content |
| macrophylla Wall. ex G. Don | Description |
| venenata R. Br. | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AlstoniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alstonia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alstonia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alstonia
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iNaturalist: Alstonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alstonia
JSTOR Plant Science: Alstonia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alstonia
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