Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
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Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Sri Lanka, India (Nicobar Islands), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatra, Maluku), Philippines, Papua New Guinea In Singapore, considered by Chong et al (2009) as naturalized |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
| Local Conservation Status | Non-native (Spontaneous (Naturalised)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Tree with small buttresses, 3-40m tall |
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| Trunk | Bark smooth, grey or brownish. |
| Foliage | Leaves papery or somewhat rough to the feel, in whorls of 4 (sometimes 3 on flowering branchlets), without distinct intrapetiolar stipule at base of the leaf stalk. Upper surface of leaves glabrous, under surface glabrous to pubescent. Leaf shape variable narrowly obovate, sometimes obovate to narrowly elliptic |
| Flowers | Flowers fragrant, white, corolla lobes spreading in open flower. In bud, the corolla lobes overlaps to the right, |
| Fruit | Fruits are glabrous follicles, 20-40 cm in length by 2-2.5mm in diameter |
| Similar | Differs from the Alstonia scholaris in its small buttresses, and the absence of a intrapetiolar stipule at the base of the leaf stalk. The corolla lobes of this species overlaps to the right in bud, unlike A. scholaris, which overlaps to the left. |
Landscaping Features
| Landscape Uses | General, Suitable for Roadsides, Parks & Gardens |
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| Thematic Landscaping | Bird & Wildlife Garden |
Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal
| Pollination Method(s) | Biotic (Fauna) |
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| Seed or Spore Dispersal | Abiotic |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | White |
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Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 29220 |
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| Species ID | 3529 |
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