Blackboard Tree vs Matted Bryum

Alstonia scholaris compared with Bryum minii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Matted Bryum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bryaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Bryum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Bryum minii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Matted Bryum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Matted Bryum
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.

Matted Bryum

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.