Alstonia costata R.Br.

Arbre haricot (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Alstonia

Characteristics

A slender erect tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. The leaves are opposite and glossy green. They are 25 cm long and 15 cm wide. The edges are wavy and the tip is sharp. The flowers are in spreading clusters at the ends of branches. The flowers are white or yellow. The fruit are a pair of slender pods in a V shape They are 15 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,100 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The sap is dried for chewing gum.
Uses gum material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Masticatory (unspecified), Eye (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Alstonia costata unspecified picture

Distribution

Alstonia costata world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000952055
COL ID C8T9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446910
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Echites costatus Alstonia costata Alstonia elliptica Alstonia fragrans Alstonia godeffroyi Alstonia marquisensis Alstonia montana Alstonia plumosa Alstonia reineckeana Alstonia roeperi Alstonia smithii Alstonia setchelliana Alstonia villosa Alstonia vitiensis Alstonia plumosa f. glabra Alstonia costata Alstonia montana var. filiformis Alstonia vitiensis var. whitmorei Alstonia costata var. fragrans Alstonia plumosa var. communis Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica Alstonia vitiensis f. glabra