Blackboard Tree vs Jack's Scalewort

Alstonia scholaris compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Frullania
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Frullania jackii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Jack's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Jack's Scalewort
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.

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.