About Venenous Alstonia
Alstonia venenata is a plant of the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree in low to mid elevation deciduous forests of India. The bark of the plant and, sometimes, the fruit, are used for medicinal purposes.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alstonia venenata
- Genus
- Alstonia
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai
- Telugu
- ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala, గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru
- Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa
- Malayalam
- അണലിവേഗം analivegam, അണലിവേഗം, Alstonia venenata
Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Venenous Alstonia belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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