Blackboard Tree vs Calendula Smut

Alstonia scholaris compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Entylomataceae
Genus	Alstonia	Entyloma
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Calendula Smut
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.

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.