Blackboard Tree vs Spurge Rust

Alstonia scholaris compared with Melampsora euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Spurge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Spurge Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Melampsora
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Melampsora euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Spurge Rust
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.

Spurge Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.