» genus alstonia
Noun (1 meaning)
1. genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia.
genus alstonia is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus alstonia is a member of:
- Apocynaceae, family Apocynaceae, dogbane family (noun) - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers
members of genus alstonia:
- dita, dita bark, devil tree, Alstonia scholaris (noun) - evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes