Blackboard Tree vs Gilboa Iris

Alstonia scholaris compared with Iris haynei

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Gilboa Iris is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Gilboa Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Apocynaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alstonia	Iris
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Iris haynei

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gilboa Iris

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Gilboa Iris
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.

Gilboa Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.