Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don
| Kannada Name : | Janthaala mara |
| Common Name : | Hard milkwood |
| Family Name : | Apocynaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Alstonia macrophylla |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | December - March |
| Fruiting Period : | May - July |
| Origin : | Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines |
Uses
The timber is of superior quality and less liable to attack by boring insects. It is used for making roof beams, frames, poles and toys. The bark, in the form of a powder, decoction, infusion, tincture or wine preparation, is used as an antiamoebic, anticholeric, antidysenteric, antimalarial, antiperiodic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, tonic and a vulnerary
Description
Medium to large evergreen tree, growing upto 30 m. Bark is smooth and light grey in color. Leaves are in whorls of three to four, simple, penni-veined, oblong-obovate, membranous, and glabrous above. Leaf-blades are widest in or above the middle, and cuneate at the base. The flowers are small, yellowish-white, and borne on short cymes at the end of branches. The flowers consist of a long tube, opening into 5 pure-white petals. The fruit is a double follicle, pendant, very long, and slender. The seeds are small and very flat, deep-brown.
