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Alstonia venenata

Alstonia venenata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Plumeriae
Subtribe: Alstoniinae
Genus: Alstonia
Species: A. venenata
Binomial name
Alstonia venenata
R.Br.

Alstonia venenata is an important ethnobotanical plant of the Apocynaceae family. It grows as a shrub or small tree in low to mid elevation deciduous forests of India. The bark of the plant and, sometimes, the fruit, are used for medicinal purposes.


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