Blackboard Tree vs King Oyster

Alstonia scholaris compared with Pleurotus eryngii

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while King Oyster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	King Oyster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Pleurotus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Pleurotus eryngii

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

King Oyster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	King Oyster
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.

King Oyster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.