Alstonia costata
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Alstonia |
Species: | A. costata
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Binomial name | |
Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.[1]
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Alstonia costata, synonyms including Alstonia marquisensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia and to islands in the south Pacific.[1] It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Echites costatus.[2] It grows as a shrub or tree.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Alstonia costata is native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia; the Cook Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Society Islands in the south-central Pacific; and Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu in the south-western Pacific.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-05
- ^ "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-05