Blackboard Tree vs Macoun's buttercup

Alstonia scholaris compared with Ranunculus macounii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Macoun's buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Ranunculus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Ranunculus macounii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Macoun's buttercup share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Macoun's buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Macoun's buttercup
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.

Macoun's buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.