The hostplant for the species is " Polyalthia longifolia ".
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It was first derived from the leaves of " Polyalthia longifolia ".
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""'Polyalthia longifolia " "'( False Ashoka ) is a lofty evergreen tree, native to India, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution.
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One might mistake it as a tree with effectively no branches, but in fact a " Polyalthia " allowed to grow naturally ( without trimming the branches out for decorative reasons ) grows into a normal large tree with plenty of shade.
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As mentioned above, " E . longifolia " is known by common names " tongkat ali " and " pasak bumi " in the South East Asian region, but these names are also used for the physiologically similar species " Polyalthia bullata ".
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The stamens and stigmas are similar to " Cyathocalyx " . " Meiogyne " is similar to " Polyalthia " in its spreading petals and similarity of stamens, but the large number of seeds and sessile, discoid stigma are distinguishing features.
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The forest types include tropical semi-evergreen forests along the lower plains and foothills dominated by Kari " Polyalthia simiarum ", Hatipehala " Pterospermum acerifolium ", Karibadam " Sterculia alata ", Paroli " Stereospermum chelonioides ", " Ailanthus grandis " and Khokun " Duabanga grandiflora ".