alstonia vs Floating Fern

Alstonia congensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Salvinia
Species	Alstonia congensis	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

alstonia and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.