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Alstonia venenata
Alstonia venenata is a shrub or small tree from the dry deciduous forests of southern India, grown mainly as a wild or medicinal plant rather than an ornamental. It is rarely cultivated, and it is best grown warm, sunny and well drained.
Alstonia venenata is a plant of the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree in low to mid elevation deciduous forests of India. The bark of the plant and, sometimes, the fruit, are used for medicinal purposes.
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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.
