Alstonia venenata

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al-STON-ee-uh — named for Dr. C. Alston, 18th cent. Scottish Prof. of Botany at Edinburgh … Dave’s Botanary
ven-en-AY-tuh — poisoned, drugged or enchanted … Dave’s Botanary 
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Alstonia venenata R.Br.

… great joy to see a very different looking Alstonia (referring the leaves whose margins resemble to that of Polyalthia longifolia, the false Asoka, the flowers resemble to those of Holarrhena pubescens)

This is becoming a popular landscape plant in Florida, USA.

Images by N Arun – identified by Mahadeswara Swamy, Prasda Dash & Giby Kuriakose), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) 

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a plant from Skandagiri, about 60 km from Bangalore, in the same range as that of Nandi Hills.
taken in wild, flowers fragrant, seed pods seen,
please help with id.

Decidedly Apocyanaceae, perhaps a Rauvolfia species.

Can it be some Jasmine like fragrant white Confederate jasmine?

I feel this not Rauwolfia rather some in and around Jasmine

But doesn’t the seed pod remind one of the characteristic follicles of wrightia species? The sap was also milkly.

This could be Alstonia venenata. But one needs to check the floral characters and foliage, fruits etc. before confirmation.

Alstonia venenata from me too

Yes Alstonia venenata

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Two names: edaakula paala & gandu ganneru (hopefully గండు గన్నేరు) are listed at ENVIS – FRLHT for Alstonia venenata.
Please help me with getting them in native script.

ఏడాకుల పొన్న–meaning with seven leaves;  గండు గన్నేరు -Gandu means large

Thank you very much … Big help !

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Names of Plants in India :: Alstonia venenata R.Br. : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.

via Species‎ > ‎A‎ > Alstonia venenata R.Br. … family: Apocynaceae

al-STON-ee-uh — named for Dr. C. Alston, 18th cent. Scottish Prof. of Botany at Edinburgh … Dave’s Botanary
ven-en-AY-tuh — poisoned, drugged or enchanted … Dave’s Botanary 
commonly known as: poison devil tree • Kannada: ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa • Malayalam: അണലിവേഗം analivegam • Mundari: mangar jita • Odia: ରଣଜିତ ranajita • Sanskrit: राजादन rajadana, विषघ्नी visaghni • Tamil: பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai • Telugu: ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala, గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru • Tulu:ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale 
botanical names: Alstonia venenata R.Br. … synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC. • Echites venenatus Roxb. ex A.DC. … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. 
December 16, 2012 … Jog Falls 

al-STON-ee-uh — named for Dr C Alston, Scottish Professor of Botany at Edinburgh … Dave’s Botanary
ven-en-AY-tuh — poisoned, drugged or enchanted … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: poison devil tree • Kannada: ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa • Malayalam: അണലിവേഗം analivegam • Mundari: mangar jita • Odia: ରଣଜିତ ranajita • Sanskrit: राजादन raja-adana, विषघ्नी visaghni • Tamil: சின்னப்பாலை chinna-p-palai, பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai • Telugu: ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala, గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru, పాల గన్నేరు pala ganneru • Tulu: ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale
botanical names: Alstonia venenata R.Br. … synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC. • Echites venenatus Roxb. ex A.DC. … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
poison devil tree
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
അണലിവേഗം analivegam
  • Wikipedia
  • this name, analivegam = viper repellent; indicates its utility in the treatment of viper bite … Shodhganga – Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
mangar jita
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ରଣଜିତ ranajita
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
राजादन rajadana
विषघ्नी visaghni
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
சின்னப்பாலை chinna-p-palai
பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai
  • ENVIS – FRLHT
  • Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name … efloraofindia
  • this name shared with:
    • Mimusops kauki L. … synonym of Manilkara kauki Dubard … Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala
గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru
పాల గన్నేరు pala ganneru
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/11/alstonia-venenata-rbr.html

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Two names for Alstonia venenata at ENVIS-FRLHT listed are:

1. sinnappalai
Would it be written in Tamil script like this: சின்னப்பாலை ?
சின்ன (chinna) = small, little
பாலை (palai) = could be a generic name for Alstonia spp. and some other plants, though not sure.
2. palamunnipalai
பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை, perhaps is shared with Mimusops kauki [syn. of Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard]

Please validate.

Both the names, சின்னப்பாலை and பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை, sound correct!

I see two spelling variants:
சிந்நப்பாலை & சிந்நபால்லை … both appear on the same page, 1) in title and 2) in body text.

I have a feeling both must be in error.

Agreeing with you …, சின்னப்பாலை is the correct one and the other two scripts don’t make sense to me either.

 

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