alstonia vs Philippine Cedar

Alstonia boonei compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Toona
Species	Alstonia boonei	Toona calantas

Evolutionary Relationship

alstonia and Philippine Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.