Blackboard Tree vs Kodomillet

Alstonia scholaris compared with Paspalum scrobiculatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Kodomillet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Paspalum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Paspalum scrobiculatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Kodomillet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Kodomillet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Kodomillet
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.

Kodomillet

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States