Alstonia venenata R. Br.

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Photo: David Hartung
Sims Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare

Photo: Mark Hyde
10, Sims Road, Mt Pleasant, Harare

Synonyms:
Common names:	Poison devil-tree (English)
Description:	Shrub to 3 m or more, glabrous. Leaves in whorls of 4-6; lamina 10-20 cm long, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers tubular; corolla white; tube c. 25 mm long; lobes 5, oblong, c. 15 × 5 mm. Follicles 8-13 cm long, c. 8 mm in diameter.
Notes:	Very poisonous (Glen and Van Wyk, 2016)
Derivation of specific name:	venenata: poisonous
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native of India
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Page 18. Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. Glen, H.F. & Van Wyk, B. (2016). Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa Struik Nature Pages 320 - 321. (Includes a picture).

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