Blackboard Tree vs Small Suncup

Alstonia scholaris compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Small Suncup
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 same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Aspidonepsis
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Aspidonepsis flava

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Small Suncup share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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

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.