- Family : APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
- Synonym(s) : Alstonia kurzii Hook.f.; Alstonia spectabilis Kurz; Echites pala Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.; Echites scholaris L.; Pala scholaris (L.) Roberty
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.
- Common name : Scholar Tree, Devil Tree, Shaitaanwood Tree, Blackboard Tree, Milkwood Pine, White Cheesewood, Dita Bark, Seven leaved tree
- Vernacular name :
- Chattiyan, Saitaan ka Jhat (Hindi)
- Haale mara (Kannada)
- Aedakularite chettu, Edakulapala, Edkulashettu, Palgaruda, Edakula ponna (Telugu)
- Aegaalimaram, Aezhilaikalli (Tamil)
- Chhatin, Chhatian, Khiromula, Sapta parna (Oria)
- Saptachada (Sanskrit)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Often planted in avenues and gardens.
- Flower, Fruit : June-January
- Distribution :
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman
- Lakshadweep : Kavaratti Islands
- Native : Australia, Asia
- World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Asia, Australasia
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi
- Harish Bhat et al, 2013- Netrani Island Report
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
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- C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alstonia scholaris. Downloaded on 13 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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