Blackboard Tree vs Florida arrowroot

Alstonia scholaris compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Zamia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Zamia pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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.