Blackboard Tree vs Elfin Saddle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Helvella lacunosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Elfin Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Helvella
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Helvella lacunosa

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Elfin Saddle
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.

Elfin Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.