alstonia vs Thatch palm

Alstonia boonei compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Thatch palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Sabal
Species	Alstonia boonei	Sabal yapa

Evolutionary Relationship

alstonia and Thatch palm share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.