Alstonia sebusii | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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]
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 [update] , A. henryi was regarded as a synonym of Alstonia sebusii, which has a wider distribution. [1]
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