Alstonia

See also: alstonia

Translingual

Alstonia scholaris

Etymology

Named after French botanist Charles Alston +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Alstonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – tropical evergreen trees and shrubs, most species native to the Indonesian archipelago, many used for timber.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Rauvolfioideae - subfamily; Alstonieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Alstonia scholaris (blackboard tree, milky pine) - type species

References

• Alstonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alstonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alstonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alstonia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Alstonia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Alstonia at USDA Plants database
• Alstonia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Alstonia at Tropicos