Blackboard Tree vs spring squill

Alstonia scholaris compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	spring squill
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Scilla
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Scilla verna

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and spring squill share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	spring squill
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 squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.