Blackboard Tree vs Holt Notchwort

Alstonia scholaris compared with Odontoschisma francisci

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Holt Notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cephaloziaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Odontoschisma
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Odontoschisma francisci

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Holt Notchwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Holt Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Holt Notchwort
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.

Holt Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.