Blackboard Tree vs Dark Red Disc Lichen

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lecidea erythrophaea

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Dark Red Disc Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lecidea
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lecidea erythrophaea

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Dark Red Disc Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Dark Red Disc Lichen
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.

Dark Red Disc Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.