Blackboard Tree vs ring-cup oak

Alstonia scholaris compared with Quercus glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	ring-cup oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Quercus glauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and ring-cup oak share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

ring-cup oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	ring-cup oak
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.

ring-cup oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia and Georgia.

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.