Alstonia congensis Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Alstonia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Tropical rainforest. Usually occurs in swampy localities, such as Raphia swamps, at elevations up to 500 metres, but it is sometimes also found on drier, rocky soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use gum material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Filariasis (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Alstonia congensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Alstonia congensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Alstonia congensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76517-1
WFO ID wfo-0000952011
COL ID C8T5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alstonia congensis Alstonia gilletii Alstonia congensis var. glabrata Alstonia pedicellata