Blackboard Tree vs German-asphodel

Alstonia scholaris compared with Tofieldia calyculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	German-asphodel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Tofieldia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Tofieldia calyculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and German-asphodel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

German-asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	German-asphodel
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.

German-asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.