Alstonia spectabilis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Alstonia

At a glance

Occurrence records390

Data sources6

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Alstonia spectabilis's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility390 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources33 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS13 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF390 records

01Narrative

Alstonia spectabilis, umumnya dikenal sebagai legaran atau halay, adalah spesies pohon berukuran sedang dalam keluarga apocynaceae. Ia berasal dari Malesia timur, Melanesia dan Australia utara.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology12

Fruit length302 mm

Fruit width10 mm

Leaf length360 mm

Leaf width125 mm

Petiole length2 cm

Plant height32 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 32 m · AusTraits: 25 m

Plant height max20 m

Plant height min3 m

Seed length6.5 mm

Seed mass2.5 mg

Seed mass max2.5 mg

Seed mass min2.5 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timeyyyyynnnnnnn

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formtree

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical lanceolate obovate obtriangular

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Wood density625 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition13 compounds

Compounds documented for Alstonia spectabilis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Corynanthe type13

Documented compounds13 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,12R,13S,14S)-15-ethylidene-13-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-3,17-diazapentacyclo[12.3.1.02,10.04,9.012,17]octadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraen-7-ol	present	LOTUS
(1R,12R,13S,14S,15E)-15-ethylidene-13-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-3,17-diazapentacyclo[12.3.1.02,10.04,9.012,17]octadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraen-7-ol	present	LOTUS
(2alpha,17S,19E)-19,20-Didehydro-1-demethyl-17-hydroxyajmalan-16-carboxylic acid methyl ester	present	LOTUS
(2alpha,17S,19E)-19,20-Didehydro-17-hydroxyajmalan-16-carboxylic acid methyl ester	present	LOTUS
[(1R,2R,5S,13S,16E,17R,18R,19S,25S,26R,28R)-16-ethylidene-5,11,30,39-tetramethyl-4,6-dioxa-11,14,30,39-tetrazaundecacyclo[26.10.1.113,17.02,26.05,25.07,23.010,22.012,21.014,19.029,37.031,36]tetraconta-7(23),8,10(22),12(21),29(37),31,33,35-octaen-18-yl]methanol	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,21R,23R,24S,27E,28S)-27-ethylidene-8,21,40-trimethyl-20,22-dioxa-8,25,30,40-tetrazaundecacyclo[23.11.2.16,17.124,28.01,23.03,21.04,18.07,15.09,14.023,30.031,36]tetraconta-7(15),9,11,13,31,33,35-heptaene-29-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,3S,4S,6S,17S,18S,21R,23R,24S,27E,28S,29R)-27-ethylidene-8,21,40-trimethyl-20,22-dioxa-8,25,30,40-tetrazaundecacyclo[23.11.2.16,17.124,28.01,23.03,21.04,18.07,15.09,14.023,30.031,36]tetraconta-7(15),9,11,13,31,33,35-heptaene-29-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,9R,12S,13E,16S,18S)-13-ethylidene-18-hydroxy-8,15-diazahexacyclo[14.2.1.01,9.02,7.010,15.012,17]nonadeca-2,4,6-triene-17-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,9S,10S,12S,13E,16S,17R,18S)-13-ethylidene-18-hydroxy-8,15-diazahexacyclo[14.2.1.01,9.02,7.010,15.012,17]nonadeca-2,4,6-triene-17-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,9S,10S,12S,13E,16S,17R,18S)-13-ethylidene-18-hydroxy-8-methyl-8,15-diazahexacyclo[14.2.1.01,9.02,7.010,15.012,17]nonadeca-2,4,6-triene-17-carboxylate	present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type390 records

Wild obs. + sensor12

Museum / vouchered284

Other94

Origin

Native4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO868 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 1

11 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor12

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy51% within 1 km

≤100 m 17≤1 km 1≤10 km 15>10 km 2

35 georeferenced · 249 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence284

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions13 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	55
Kew, GB	10
Honolulu, US	10
Saint Louis, US	8
Bronx, US	5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	4
Palmerston, AU	4
Smithfield, AU	4
Mount Annan, AU	2
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	2
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
Canberra, AU	2
South Kensington, GB	2
Brisbane, AU	1
Claremont, US	1
St. Paul, US	1

16 institutions · 113 of 284 vouchered records shown · 171 without an institution code

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