Blackboard Tree vs Root rot

Alstonia scholaris compared with Phytophthora lateralis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Root rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Phytophthora
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Phytophthora lateralis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States