Blackboard Tree vs Fern-leaved Corydalis

Alstonia scholaris compared with Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Fern-leaved Corydalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Fern-leaved Corydalis
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Corydalis
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Fern-leaved Corydalis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Fern-leaved Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Fern-leaved Corydalis
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.

Fern-leaved Corydalis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.