Blackboard Tree vs Raspberry Milkcap

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lactarius acris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Raspberry Milkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lactarius
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lactarius acris

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Raspberry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Raspberry Milkcap
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.

Raspberry Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.