Blackboard Tree vs Gladys' Mountain Spikes

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lepra andersoniae

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Gladys' Mountain Spikes is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Gladys' Mountain Spikes
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lepra
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lepra andersoniae

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gladys' Mountain Spikes

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Gladys' Mountain Spikes
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.

Gladys' Mountain Spikes

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.