Blackboard Tree vs Eggshell Rock Blaze

Alstonia scholaris compared with Phlyctis petraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Eggshell Rock Blaze
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Phlyctidaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Phlyctis
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Phlyctis petraea

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Eggshell Rock Blaze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Eggshell Rock Blaze
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.

Eggshell Rock Blaze

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.