Blackboard Tree vs Hairy Chervil

Alstonia scholaris compared with Chaerophyllum hirsutum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Hairy Chervil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Hairy Chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Chaerophyllum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Chaerophyllum hirsutum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Hairy Chervil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Chervil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Hairy Chervil
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.

Hairy Chervil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.