Blackboard Tree vs Emu Berry

Alstonia scholaris compared with Podocarpus drouynianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Emu Berry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Podocarpus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Podocarpus drouynianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Emu Berry share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Emu Berry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Emu Berry
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.

Emu Berry

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.