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'''Scholar Tree''' is an elegant evergreen tree, found in most parts of India. The generic name commemorates the distinguished botanist Prof. C. Alston of Edinburgh, 1685-1760. The species name scholaris refers to the fact that the timber of this tree has traditionally been used to make wooden slates for school children.
==Uses==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains alkalides.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Semi-deciduous Treetree}}
==Identification==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alstonia+scholaris Morphology]</ref><ref name="chemical composition">[http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/phytochemical-analysis-of-active-constituents-of-alstonia-scholaris-and-their-cytotoxicity-in-vitro/?view=fulltext Constituents]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.greening.in/2013/05/alstonia-scholaris.html Alstonea scolaris on greening.in] * [[Categoryhttp:Herbs]//vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/alstonia-scholaris Alstonea scolaris on vikaspedia.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
