Blackboard Tree vs Red-cedar

Alstonia scholaris compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Red-cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Juniperus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Juniperus scopulorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Red-cedar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Red-cedar
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.

Red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, 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.