Plant knowledge
Chhatim
Alstonia scholaris
ছাতिम
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia
- Native status
- native
- Habit
- tree
- Mature height
- 15–25 m
- Mature spread
- 8–12 m
- Climate
- Tropical lowlands, street and courtyard tree
- Light
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Soil
- Deep loam; tolerates urban soils once established
- Growth
- Moderate to fast
- Flowering
- Fragrant green-white clusters
- Fruiting
- Long follicles
Uses
- Shade
- Avenue and campus tree
Care
- Give space. Young trees need staking and a wet-season start.
Landscape uses
- Streets
- Campuses
- Factory belts
Native canopy with nocturnal fragrance.
Environmental benefits
- Shade
- Urban canopy mass
Latex is bitter and irritating. Not a playground snack tree.