Alstonia sebusii (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Blaberopus sebusii Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.; Alstonia henryi Tsiang; Alstonia sebusii Monach.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alstonia sebusii (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Monach.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or trees, 2-4m tall, bark glabrous, grey to yellowish-brown, young stems lenticellate, branches terete; Leaves arranged in 2-4 whorls, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 12–18 × 3–5 cm, surface glabrous or puberulous, coriaceous, stipules dary, scaly, petiole 1-2.5cm long; Inflorescence cymose, terminal, peduncles 1-2.5cm long; Flowers creamy white, 6-7mm in diameter; Calyx imbricate, connate at base, glabrous, persistent; Corolla pink or pinkish-red, tube 8–10 mm long, widened above the middle, indumentum at the mouth, lobes triangular, 3–4 × 3–4 mm, epipetalous, basifixed; Ovary ovoid, glabrous, carpels 2, style 4mm long, stigma pagoda-like; Fruit follicles in pairs, up to 9cm long, splitting longitudinally; Seed dry, flattened, both ends rounded, hairy, 8 × 3 mm.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Assam : Assam
    • Manipur : Senapati district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan to China (S. Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
    • Eshuo, Kazhuhrii. (2024). New distribution record of Alstonia sebusii (Van Heurck & Müll. Arg.) Monach. from Manipur, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 16. 25089-25093. 10.11609/jott.8772.16.4.25089-25093.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alstonia sebusii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Alstonia sebusii. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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