alstonia

Thân thiện

The botanist examines the white flowers of an alstonia tree.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of evergreen trees or shrubs: Alstonia is the scientific name for a genus of tropical plants. These plants are characterized by having white, funnel-shaped flowers and producing a milky sap or latex.

Usage

• species are often found in tropical forests.
• The bark of some trees is used in traditional medicine.
• Botanists study the genus for its ecological and pharmacological properties.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical and pharmacological contexts, is frequently referenced by its full scientific name, , which is one of the most well-known species, commonly called the devil's tree or blackboard tree.

Variants and Related Words

• Alstonia scholaris (n): The specific species name for the most common and widely studied tree in this genus.
• Apocynaceae (n): The botanical family to which the genus belongs.

Synonyms

• Devil's tree (common name for )
• Blackboard tree (common name for )
• Dita bark tree (common name, referring to the medicinal bark)

Different Meanings

• As a proper noun (the genus name), has only one specific botanical meaning. It does not have other general English definitions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Alstonia
• genus Alstonia