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Alstonia venenata
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Photo: David Hartung
Sims Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Photo: David Hartung
Sims Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Photo: David Hartung
Sims Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
10, Sims Road, Mt Pleasant, Harare
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| 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: |
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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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alstonia venenataAfrican Plant Database: Alstonia venenata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Alstonia venenata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alstonia venenata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alstonia venenata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Alstonia venenata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Alstonia venenata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alstonia venenata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Alstonia venenata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alstonia venenata
Ispot Southern Africa: Alstonia venenata
JSTOR Plant Science: Alstonia venenata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Alstonia venenata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alstonia venenata
The Plant List (version 1.1): Alstonia venenata
Tropicos: Alstonia venenata
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