Blackboard Tree vs Mare'S Eggs

Alstonia scholaris compared with Nostoc pruniforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Mare'S Eggs
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Apocynaceae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Nostoc
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Nostoc pruniforme

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mare'S Eggs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Mare'S Eggs
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.

Mare'S Eggs

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.