Blackboard Tree vs Bumelia

Alstonia scholaris compared with Sideroxylon persimile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Bumelia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Sideroxylon
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Sideroxylon persimile

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Bumelia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Bumelia
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.

Bumelia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and United States.

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.

Bumelia

The Bumelia (Sideroxylon persimile) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.