Alstonia costata, synonyms including Alstonia marquisensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia and to islands in the south Pacific.[1] It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Echites costatus.[2] It grows as a shrub or tree.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Alstonia |
| Species: | A. costata
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| Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.[1]
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Distribution edit
Alstonia costata is native to the Solomon Islands in Papuasia; the Cook Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Society Islands in the south-central Pacific; and Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu in the south-western Pacific.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-05
- ^ "Alstonia costata (G.Forst.) R.Br.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-05
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