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Alstonia actinophylla
Also called Cape Cheesewood, Cape Milkwood, Northern Territory Milkwood, Northern Milkwood, White Cheesewood
Alstonia actinophylla, commonly known as northern milkwood, cape milkwood, cape cheesewood or white cheesewood, is a medium-sized species of tree in the dogbane family. It is native to northern Australia and New Guinea.
As well as in southern New Guinea, the species is found across tropical northern Australia in dry woodland habitats, rocky country, on the banks of watercourses and on the fringes of rainforest.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alstonia actinophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
