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Alstonia
Sign in to saveAlstonia is a widespread genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, of the family Apocynaceae. It was named by Robert Brown in 1811, after Charles Alston (1685–1760), professor of botany at Edinburgh from 1716 to 1760.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
General: Alstonia are large canopy trees found in lowland areas
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 366
- With media
- 315
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, RSA, ANSP, NY, SD, MICH
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, French Polynesia, Vanuatu, Mexico, Indonesia
Research
421 papers- Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. ameliorated diabetic nephropathy through PPAR-δ pathway.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
- Bisindole Alkaloids from the Alstonia Species: Recent Isolation, Bioactivity, Biosynthesis, and Synthesis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. and Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G. Don: A comparative review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2014
- Alstonia species: are they effective in malaria treatment?Journal of ethnopharmacology · 1993
- Preface.The Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology · 2019
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- 鸡骨常山属
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Alstonia is a widespread genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, of the family Apocynaceae. It was named by Robert Brown in 1811, after Charles Alston (1685–1760), professor of botany at Edinburgh from 1716 to 1760.
The type species Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. was originally named Echites scholaris by Linnaeus in 1767.
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