Blackboard Tree vs Orange Chervil

Alstonia scholaris compared with Chaerophyllum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Orange Chervil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Orange Chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Chaerophyllum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Chaerophyllum aurantiacum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Orange Chervil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Orange Chervil
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.

Orange Chervil

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.