• Family : APOCYNACEAE
  (DOGBANE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
• Species : Alstonia venenata
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alstonia venenata R. Br.
• Vernacular name : Addasoppada mara (Kan.); Edakaulapala (Tel.); Dhakara, Bagmari, Bagmuhi, Romajita (Ori.); Raja adana, Anadana (San.)
• Endemism : Peninsular India
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : April-February
• Native : India
• Comments : Frequent in the hills of Eastern Ghats.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vijayanagaram district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Boudh district, Angul district, Kalahandi district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Koraput district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Rayagada district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Alstonia venenata. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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