Blackboard Tree vs Scrub Kauri

Alstonia scholaris compared with Agathis ovata

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Scrub Kauri is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Scrub Kauri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Alstonia	Agathis
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Agathis ovata

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Kauri

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Scrub Kauri
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.

Scrub Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.