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Alstonia actinophylla

Milkwood
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Australia
Small tree 10-20 ft

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Alstonia angustiloba

Pulai Tree
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Southeastern Asia
Big tree > 20 ft

Ethnomedical plant.
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Alstonia angustiloba is hardy and fast-growing tree. It has has white, strongly perfumed flowers and is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

The latex is used against shingles, boils, abcesses, and ring worm. Also used as an ingredient for chewing gum.

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Alstonia scholaris

Blackboard Tree, Indian Devil Tree, Sapthaparni, Ditabark, Milkwood Pine, White Cheesewood
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Southeastern Asia
Big tree > 20 ft

Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

This fascinating rare plant with white, strongly perfumed flowers is valued as a fast growing, impressive ornamental shade tree.

Popularly known as Devil Tree, as plant is believed to the devil's abode - probably due to the intoxicating fragrance emitted by flowering trees, especially at night.

The tree is of great cultural significance in the intellectual circle, as traditionally its leaves were awarded to scholars and teachers during convocation ceremonies by the Visva Bharati University (can't think of a better name than Alstonia scholaris!). This tradition was started by Rabindranath Tagore.

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Anacardium exelsum

Wild Cashew
Family: Anacardiaceae
Origin: Central America
Big tree > 20 ft

Roasted nuts are free from the poison and as tasty as their relatives, cashew nuts.

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Anagyris foetida

Mediterranean Stinkbush, Stinking Bean Trefoil, Purging Trefoil
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Origin: Mediterranean region
Large shrub 5-10 ft

Shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed.

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