alstonia vs Blistered Cup

Alstonia boonei compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alstonia Blistered Cup
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Apocynaceae Pezizaceae
Genus Alstonia Peziza
Species Alstonia boonei Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alstonia Blistered Cup
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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