Balau vs Blackboard Tree

Shorea lumutensis compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Shorea	Alstonia
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

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.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.