alstonia vs Indian Jointvetch

Alstonia congensis compared with Aeschynomene indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Indian Jointvetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Aeschynomene
Species	Alstonia congensis	Aeschynomene indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Indian Jointvetch
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.

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇳 Guinea