Mothi Saatveen / Deviltree
Alstonia macrophylla
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Mothi Saatveen
Identify Mothi Saatveen by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large leaves in whorls, milky sap.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Whorled.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alstonia macrophylla
- Genus
- Alstonia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Avenue tree
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- WhorledrecordedThree or more leaves arise from the same point around the stem.“Leaves are in whorls of three to four, simple, penni-veined, membranous, and glabrous above.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are in whorls of three to four, simple, penni-veined, membranous, and glabrous above.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Leaves are in whorls of three to four, simple, penni-veined, membranous, and glabrous above.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mothi Saatveen itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mothi Saatveen itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- मोठी सातवीन Mothi Saatveen
About Mothi Saatveen
Deviltree (Alstonia macrophylla) is a tree in the Apocynaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and 2 other states. It grows in avenue tree. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture and used to hold soil and restore degraded ground.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Mothi Saatveen belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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