Bastard Catclaw vs Blackboard Tree

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Microgramma	Alstonia
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard Catclaw and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.