Apocynaceae

Alstonia R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 64 (1810), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Central America, Tropical Africa to S. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Monachino in Pacif. Sci. 3, 2: 139 (1949). Nom. cons.
  • —F.T.A. 4, 1: 120

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K. Schum. in E. & P. Pf. 4 (2): 138 (1895)
  • de Jong in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool 79 (13): 2–16 (1979)
  • in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 75 (1811), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Maidum Lais [285] Malaysia K001325012 No
Jan 1, 2009 Jones, B.J. [242] Malaysia K000463995 No
Jan 1, 2009 Munzinger, J. [792] New Caledonia K000639006 No
Jul 16, 2004 Garcia, H.G., et al. [PPI 15106] Philippines K000227667 No
Jul 16, 2004 Stone, Reynoso, et al. [PPI 224] Philippines K000227786 No
Jul 16, 2004 Reynoso, Gaerlan, et al. [PPI 21542] Philippines K000227763 No
Jul 16, 2004 Jamree et al. [S. 76721] Malaysia K000227739 No
Jul 16, 2004 Munzinger, J. [332] New Caledonia K000227662 No
Jul 16, 2004 Romero, E.; Majaducon, R. [PPI 29616] Philippines K000227664 No
Jul 16, 2004 Reynoso, Gaerlan, et al. [PPI 21552] Philippines K000227770 No
Jul 16, 2004 Reynoso, E.; Fuentes, R. [PPI 24562] Philippines K000227788 No
Jan 1, 1997 Vieillard, E. [921] New Caledonia K000857277 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Vieillard, E. [921] New Caledonia K000857276 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Sévenet, T. [434] New Caledonia K000857279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Franc, I. [235] New Caledonia K000857368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Deplanche, E. [462] New Caledonia K000857278 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mackee, H.S. [29115] New Caledonia K000857274 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Déplanche, E. [919] New Caledonia K000857369 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Griffith, W. [2343] Bhutan K000857323 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Vieillard, E. [920] New Caledonia K000857275 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Henry, A. [11932] China K000852981 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mackee, H.S. [21705] New Caledonia K000857273 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1648] K001113714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1645] India K001113701 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1650] Singapore K001113717 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1648] K001113713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [14867] New Caledonia K000857280 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0