Apocynaceae (dogbane family) »
Alstonia scholaris
al-STON-ee-uh -- named for Dr. C. Alston, 18th cent. Scottish Prof. of Botany at Edinburgh
skol-lay-riss -- of school, its wood traditional used for making wooden slates, blackboard
commonly known as: alstonia, Australian quinine bark tree, bitter-bark tree, blackboard tree, chatiyan wood, devil's tree, dita bark tree, shaitan, white cheesewood tree •
Bengali: chattim •
Hindi: चितवन chitvan, शैतान का झाड़ shaitan ka jhar •
Kannada: doddapala, janthaila •
Malayalam: daivappala •
Marathi: सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, satvin •
Sanskrit: सप्तपर्ण saptaparna •
Tamil: ஏழிலை பிள்ளை ezilai pillai, palegaruda, முகும்பலை mukumpalai •
Telugu: ఏడాకులయరటిచెట్టు edakulayaraticettu, సప్తవర్ణము saptavarnamu
Native of: tropical Asia
References:
Flowers of India •
Dave's Garden •
ZipCode Zoo •
EcoPort
