Blackboard Tree vs Ivy Leaf Split

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lophodermium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Ivy Leaf Split
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.

Ivy Leaf Split

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.