Blackboard Tree vs Rough-leaf Dogwood

Alstonia scholaris compared with Cornus drummondii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cornaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Cornus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Cornus drummondii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Rough-leaf Dogwood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Rough-leaf Dogwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Rough-leaf Dogwood
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-leaf Dogwood

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.