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Alstonia scholaris
Blackboard tree, Ditabark, Milkwood Pine, Pulai
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Alstonia |
| Species |
| scholaris |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 40 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is greyish, almost odourless and very bitter, with abundant bitter and milky sap. |
| Leaf Description |
| The upperside of the leaves are glossy, while the underside is greyish. Leaves occur in whorls of 3-10; petioles are 1–3 cm; the leathery leaves are narrowly obovate to very narrowly spathulate, base cuneate, with the apex usually rounded. |
| Flower Description |
| The small flowers of Alstonia blooms in the month October. The flowers are very fragrant similar to the flower of Cestrum nocturnum. |
| Fruit Description |
| Seeds of A. scholaris are oblong, with ciliated margins, and ends with tufts of hairs 1.5–2 cm. |
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