Alstonia scholaris, commonly called the blackboard tree, scholar tree, milkwood or devil's tree, is an evergreen tree in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae. Its natural range runs from Pakistan to China and south to northern Australia. The tree is toxic but has traditionally been used for a wide range of ailments, and in India it is called Saptaparna and regarded as the sacred tree of the second Jain tirthankar, Ajitnatha. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1767 under the name Echites scholaris. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Plantae, Taxa Source Alstonia scholaris (Wikidata)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cambodia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Federated States of Micronesia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Laos, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nepal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sri Lanka, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, found in there.
Sources
1. Alstonia scholaris (Wikipedia)
Lead section
It is a toxic plant, but is used traditionally for myriad diseases and complaints.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
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View the Source2. Alstonia scholaris (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q135307 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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