apple haw vs Blackboard Tree

Crataegus opaca compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	apple haw	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Crataegus	Alstonia
Species	Crataegus opaca	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

apple haw and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

apple haw

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	apple haw	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

apple haw

Habitat

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

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

apple haw

The Apple haw (Crataegus opaca) is a species in the genus Crataegus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.