Apocynaceae FAMILY

Alstonia constricta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alstonia constricta is an erect shrub or small tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 38cm in diameter. The plant often suckers and can form thickets. The corky bark is fissured[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. , 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicinal and source of dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Australia, Queensland, New South Wales.

HabitatDry and littoral forests[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].