Blackboard Tree vs Rough Bedstraw

Alstonia scholaris compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Galium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Galium asprellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Rough Bedstraw share a common ancestor at the Order level: Gentianales. (Gentianales)

View Order: Gentianales

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Rough Bedstraw
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.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.