| Alstonia costata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Alstonia |
| Species: | A. costata |
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| Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br. | |
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Alstonia costata, synonyms including Alstonia marquisensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia and to islands in the south Pacific. It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Echites costatus. It grows as a shrub or tree.
Distribution
Alstonia costata is native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia; the Cook Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Society Islands in the south-central Pacific; and Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu in the south-western Pacific.
References
- ^ "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-05
- "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-05
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| Alstonia costata | |
| Alstonia marquisensis | |
| Echites costatus | |
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