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Scientific name
Dyera costulata (Miq.) Hook.f.
Synonym(s)
Alstonia costulata Miq.
Common name
Jelutong
Family
Apocynaceae
Habit
Tree
Maximum height (m)
80
Native or Non-native
Native
Invasive
Habitat
Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Freshwater Swamp Forest). In undisturbed forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges on clayey to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution in Singapore
Botanic GardensÕ Jungle, Bugis Street, and in Nee Soon Swamp Forest and other parts of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
Distribution worldwide
Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo
Flowering and fruiting
Dispersal
Abiotic
Wildlife interactions
Light conditions
Sunny
Soil conditions
Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils
Water
Remarks
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