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Alstonia costata

Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.

Also indexed asArbre haricotDeo, Thîgicatahe
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAlstonia
Use categories2
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAlstonia
Scientific name with authorshipAlstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Alstonia costata Jeann.Alstonia costata var. elliptica (J.W.Moore) FosbergAlstonia costata var. fragrans (J.W.Moore) M.L.GrantAlstonia elliptica J.W.MooreAlstonia fragrans J.W.MooreAlstonia godeffroyi ReineckeAlstonia marquisensis M.GrantAlstonia marquisensis M.L.Grant ex Fosberg & SachetAlstonia montana TurrillAlstonia montana var. filiformis Monach.Alstonia pacifica (Seem.) A.C.Sm.Alstonia plumosa Labill.Alstonia plumosa f. glabra BoiteauAlstonia plumosa var. communis BoiteauAlstonia plumosa var. plumosaAlstonia reineckeana Lauterb.Alstonia roeperi Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.Alstonia setchelliana Christoph.Alstonia smithii Markgr.Alstonia villosa Seem.Alstonia vitiensis Seem.Alstonia vitiensis f. glabra A.C.Sm.Alstonia vitiensis var. novoebudica Monach.Alstonia vitiensis var. whitmorei Markgr.Echites costatus G.Forst.Tabernaemontana pacifica Seem.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier76521-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.