Blackboard Tree vs box-leaf azara

Alstonia scholaris compared with Azara microphylla

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while box-leaf azara is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	box-leaf azara
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Azara
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Azara microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and box-leaf azara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

box-leaf azara

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	box-leaf azara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

box-leaf azara

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

box-leaf azara

The Box-leaf azara (Azara microphylla) is a species in the genus Azara. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Colombia.