Blackboard Tree vs Tunux moonwort

Alstonia scholaris compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Botrychium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Botrychium tunux

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Tunux moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.