Blackboard Tree vs Sudden oak death

Alstonia scholaris compared with Phytophthora ramorum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Sudden oak death is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Sudden oak death
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Phytophthora
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Phytophthora ramorum

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Sudden oak death

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Sudden oak death
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.

Sudden oak death

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States