Big Nellie Hakea vs Blackboard Tree

Hakea archaeoides compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Big Nellie Hakea is Vulnerable while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Nellie Hakea	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Proteaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hakea	Alstonia
Species	Hakea archaeoides	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Nellie Hakea

VU — Vulnerable

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Nellie Hakea	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Nellie Hakea

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.

Big Nellie Hakea

The Big Nellie Hakea (Hakea archaeoides) is a species in the genus Hakea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.