Alstonia spectabilis

Alstonia spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Alstonia
Species:
A. spectabilis
Binomial name
Alstonia spectabilis
Synonyms
  • Alstonia linearis Benth.
  • Alstonia longissima F.Muell.
  • Alstonia ophioxyloides F.Muell.
  • Alstonia somersetensis F.M.Bailey
  • Alstonia spectabilis subsp. ophioxyloides (F.Muell.) P.I.Forst.
  • Alstonia villosa Blume
  • Alstonia villosa f. calvescens Markgr.
  • Alstonia villosa var. glabra Koord. & Valeton
  • Blaberopus villosa var. petiolata Miq.
  • Blaberopus villosus (Blume) Miq.

Alstonia spectabilis, commonly known as bitterbark, yellowjacket, milky yellowwood, leatherjacket, jackapple, hard milkwood or hard cheesewood, is a medium-sized species of tree in the dogbane family. It is native to eastern Malesia, Melanesia and northern Australia.

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