Blackboard Tree vs broadleaf milkweed

Alstonia scholaris compared with Asclepias latifolia

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while broadleaf milkweed is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	broadleaf milkweed
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	Alstonia	Asclepias
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Asclepias latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	broadleaf milkweed
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.

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.