Blackboard Tree vs rock hakea

Alstonia scholaris compared with Hakea gibbosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	rock hakea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Hakea
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Hakea gibbosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

rock hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	rock hakea
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.

rock hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Eswatini, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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.