Blackboard Tree vs Western Juniper

Alstonia scholaris compared with Juniperus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Western Juniper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Juniperus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Juniperus occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Western Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Western Juniper
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.

Western Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.