Blackboard Tree vs Mountain Waterberry

Alstonia scholaris compared with Syzygium legatii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Mountain Waterberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Syzygium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Syzygium legatii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Mountain Waterberry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Mountain Waterberry
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 Waterberry

Habitat

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

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.