alstonia vs Cardinal Flower

Alstonia congensis compared with Lobelia cardinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Cardinal Flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Apocynaceae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lobelia
Species	Alstonia congensis	Lobelia cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Cardinal Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Cardinal Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia congensis) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guinea.

Cardinal Flower

The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a species in the genus Lobelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.