Apocynaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Alstonia pneumatophora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alstonia pneumatophora is a tree; it can grow up to 85 metres tall. The bole can be 205cm in diameter The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood. A tree of mixed peat-swamp forest, it grows quickly and readily invades disturbed areas, so is not considered to be threatened. However, in some localities stands are suffering from logging and shifting agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn emergent tree in undistrurbed and disturbed forests at elevations up to 100 metres. Usually found in swamps (freshwater- and peat-swamp) or alluvial sites[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].