Blackboard Tree vs Maui's paddle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Elaphoglossum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.