Alstonia sebusii

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Alstonia sebusii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Alstonia
Species:
A. sebusii
Binomial name
Alstonia sebusii
(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Alstonia henryiTsiang
  • Alstonia sebusii var. szemaoensisMonach.
  • Blaberopus sebusiiVan Heurck & Müll.Arg.

Alstonia sebusii, synonym Alstonia henryi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the region of Assam, south-central China, the east Himalayas and Myanmar. [1] It was first described in 1871 as Blaberopus sebusii. [2]

Conservation

Alstonia henryi was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Yunnan, China. [3] As of February 2023, A. henryi was regarded as a synonym of Alstonia sebusii, which has a wider distribution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alstonia sebusii (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach..", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-05
  2. "Alstonia sebusii (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach..", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-05
  3. China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Alstonia henryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T46418A11054466. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46418A11054466.en . Retrieved 2021-11-16.


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