Blackboard Tree vs Lilac Domecap

Alstonia scholaris compared with Calocybe onychina

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Lilac Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Lilac Domecap
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	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Calocybe
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Calocybe onychina

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Lilac Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Lilac Domecap
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.

Lilac Domecap

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.