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Alstonia macrophylla
Also called Hard Alstonia, Hard Milkwood, Devil Tree
Deviltree is a tall, fast-growing tropical timber tree with a straight trunk and narrow crown, found across Southeast Asia. It grows easily in a wide range of soils and suits large warm, humid settings rather than pots.
Alstonia macrophylla, the hard alstonia, hard milkwood or big-leaved macrophyllum, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.
It is native to Indonesia (Kalimantan and Sulawesi), Malaysia, the Philippines (Tagalog: batino), Thailand, and Vietnam. It was introduced to Sri Lanka, where it is known as hawari nuga by local Sinhalese people.
The timber is of superior quality to that of Alstonia scholaris and less liable to attack by boring insects. It is used for making roof beams, frames, poles and toys. Being a quick growing tree that grows in a wide range of habitats and soils, it has been used for reforestation in Sri Lanka.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alstonia macrophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
