Blackboard Tree vs mountain melick

Alstonia scholaris compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	mountain melick
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Melica
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Melica nutans

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and mountain melick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.