Beddome’s Cycas vs Blackboard Tree

Cycas beddomei compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Beddome’s Cycas is Endangered while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beddome’s Cycas	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cycadaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cycas	Alstonia
Species	Cycas beddomei	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beddome’s Cycas and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beddome’s Cycas

EN — Endangered

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beddome’s Cycas	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beddome’s Cycas

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.

Beddome’s Cycas

The Beddome’s Cycas (Cycas beddomei) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Cycas beddomei.

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.