| Alstonia venenata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Plumeriae |
| Subtribe: | Alstoniinae |
| Genus: | Alstonia |
| Species: | A. venenata |
| Binomial name | |
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Alstonia venenata R.Br. |
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Alstonia venenata is an important ethnobotanical plant of the Apocynaceae family. 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.