Blackboard Tree vs Iolas Blue

Alstonia scholaris compared with Iolana debilitata

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Iolas Blue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Iolas Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alstonia	Iolana
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Iolana debilitata

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Iolas Blue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Iolas Blue
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.

Iolas Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.