Blackboard Tree vs rough bugelweed

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lycopus asper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	rough bugelweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lycopus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lycopus asper

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

rough bugelweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	rough bugelweed
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 bugelweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.