Blackboard Tree vs Dwarf Bell

Alstonia scholaris compared with Galerina pumila

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Dwarf Bell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Dwarf Bell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Galerina
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Galerina pumila

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Bell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Dwarf Bell
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.

Dwarf Bell

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.