Apocynaceae
Deviltree
Alstonia macrophylla
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Alstonia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 大叶糖胶树, 大葉糖膠樹
- English
- Deviltree
- Filipino
- Batino
- Javanese
- Pulé ireng
- Malay
- Pulai bukit, Pulai batu, Pulai daun besar, Pulai penipu bukit
- Thai
- ทุ้งฟ้า
- Vietnamese
- Sữa lá to
Synonyms
- Alstonia acuminata Miq.
- Alstonia batino Blanco
- Alstonia brassii Monach.
- Alstonia costata Wall.
- Alstonia costata Wall. ex Miq.
- Alstonia glabriflora Markgr.
- Alstonia macrophylla var. acuminata (Miq.) Monach.
- Alstonia macrophylla var. glabra A.DC.
- Alstonia macrophylla var. mollis Merr.
- Alstonia oblongifolia Merr.
- Alstonia pangkorensis King & Gamble
- Alstonia paucinervia Merr.
- Alstonia subsessilis Miq.
- Echites trifidus Blanco
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.