Alstonia

Alstonia
Al·sto·nia ȯl-'stō-nē-ə n a genus of trees or shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Asia, Australia, and Polynesia having white funnel-shaped flowers and including several (esp. A. constricta) whose bark has been used medicinally for its antiperiodic and antipyretic properties (as in the treatment of malaria)
Al·ston 'ȯl-stən Charles (1683-1760)
British physician and botanist. Alston was a lecturer in botany and materia medica at the University of Edinburgh. He was noted for being a staunch opponent of the Linnaean system of classification. The genus Alstonia was named in his honor in 1810.

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  • Alstonia — n. 1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia. Syn: genus {Alstonia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • alstonia — ● alstonia nom masculin (de Ch. Alston, nom propre) Bel arbre (apocynacée) afro asiatique et océanien, dont l écorce fébrifuge a autrefois remplacé le quinquina. alstonia [alstɔnja] n. m. ÉTYM. XXe; d abord alstone (1846), alstonie; du nom propre …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Alstonĭa — (A. R. Brown.), nach Charles Alston (Professor der Medicin in Edinburg, geb. 1683, st. 1760; schr.: Tirocinium botan. Edinburg, Edinb. 1753 u. a.) benannte Pflanzengattung der Familie Apocyneen (Apocynaceae Euapocyneae Alstonicae), 5. Klasse 1.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Alstonĭa — R. Br., Gattung der Apocynazeen, Gehölze mit meist wirtelständigen Blättern, weißen, meist kleinen Blüten in vielblütigen quirligen Rispen und linealischen Teilfrüchten. 30 Arten in Ostasien und auf den pazifischen Inseln. A. scholaris R. Br.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Alstonia — Alstonĭa L., Pflanzengattg. der Apozynazeen; A. theaeformis L., mit immergrünen in Columbia zu Tee benutzten Blättern; A. constricta F. Müll., der austral. Fieberbaum, liefert ein chininähnliches Alkaloid …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Alstonia —   Alstonia …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Alstonia — ID 2883 Symbol Key ALSTO Common Name alstonia Family Apocynaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI Growth Habit N/A Du …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Alstonia — noun genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia • Syn: ↑genus Alstonia • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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