Blackboard Tree vs fonio millet

Alstonia scholaris compared with Digitaria exilis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while fonio millet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	fonio millet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Digitaria
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Digitaria exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and fonio millet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

fonio millet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	fonio millet
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.

fonio millet

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.