Blackboard Tree vs Spring Polypore

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Lentinus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Spring Polypore
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.

Spring Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.