Blackboard Tree vs Chinese Agarwood

Alstonia scholaris compared with Aquilaria sinensis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Chinese Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Aquilaria
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Aquilaria sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Chinese Agarwood
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.

Chinese Agarwood

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.

Chinese Agarwood

The Chinese Agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.