Blackboard Tree vs Lacy Powdered-Ruffle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Parmotrema hypoleucinum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Lacy Powdered-Ruffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Lacy Powdered-Ruffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Parmotrema
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Parmotrema hypoleucinum

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Lacy Powdered-Ruffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Lacy Powdered-Ruffle
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.

Lacy Powdered-Ruffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.