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Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pulai
Deutsch Teufelsbaum
English blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree
Français Dita, quinquina d'Australie, quinquina d'Inde, alstonia des écoliers, arbre du diable, écorce amère
Italiano Teufelsbaum
Suomi Teufelsbaum
Norsk Teufelsbaum
Čeština Teufelsbaum
Español Teufelsbaum
Svenska Teufelsbaum
Polski Teufelsbaum
Український Teufelsbaum
Român Teufelsbaum
Русский Teufelsbaum
Български Teufelsbaum
EESTI Teufelsbaum
日本語 Teufelsbaum
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories China (SW-Guangxi, S-Yunnan, Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Hainan [I], Hunan [I]); Taiwan [I]; Java; Cambodia; India (drier parts, Darjeeling); Bangladesh; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam; Laos; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor); Myanmar (Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Taninthayi, Yangon); Bhutan; Pakistan [I]; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; Java; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao); Palawan; Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Australia (tropical Queensland); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae
Genus Alstonia
Species scholaris
Author citation (L.) R. Br.
Scientific name Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/apoal-pu.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb/hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

Alstonia scholaris , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

AOXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

AOXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Sap

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

AOXX , Sap , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

blackboard tree; Scholar Tree; Milkwood; devil's tree

AOXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson