Bellyache vs Blackboard Tree

Rauvolfia viridis compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Rauvolfia	Alstonia
Species	Rauvolfia viridis	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

Bellyache

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Bellyache

The Bellyache (Rauvolfia viridis) is a species in the genus Rauvolfia. 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.